Abstract #4266
First promising results using Ultra-short Echo time MR imaging for bone tumor diagnosis
Karl-Heinz Herrmann 1 , Martin Krmer 1 , Martin Stenzel 2 , Hans-Joachim Mentzel 2 , and Jrgen R Reichenbach 1
1
Medical Physics Group, Institute of
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology I, Jena
University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University
Jena, Jena, Germany,
2
Pediatric
Radiology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional
Radiology I, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich
Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
High resolution (0.55m isotropic) 3D radial center-out
ultra-short echo time (UTE) MRI with interspersed fat
saturation pulses is acquired for a case of a skull bone
tumor and compared to CT images. In the presented case
the tumor has not yet infiltrated into the soft tissue
and the thin separating layer of bone can clearly be
identified on both modalities. UTE images additionally
show the integrity of the meninges, which are a short T2
species not visible at regular echo times or in CT. This
suggests that UTE MRI might be a valuable additional
modality in bone tumor diagnosis.
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