High-Resolution 3D MR Imaging of the Sellar & Parasellar Space using SPACE at 3.0 T

Emiko Morimoto¹, Mitsunori Kanagaki¹, Akira Yamamoto¹, Tomohisa Okada¹, Seiko Kasahara¹, Satoshi Nakajima¹, Mami Iima¹, Ryo Sakamoto¹, Kaori Togashi¹

The purpose of this presentation is to describe advantages of high-resolution 3D MR imaging of the sellar and parasellar regions using SPACE, inclusive of discussion on image characteristics of 3D-SPACE. High-resolution 3D MR imaging using SPACE has important advantages in the following points: 1) high-resolution volume images that allows multi-planer reconstruction, 2) less susceptibility artifact and 3) superior contrast of Gd-contrast agent. High-resolution 3D MR imaging using SPACE at 3T can be very helpful for imaging of complicated small anatomical structures at sellar and parasellar regions, which may be applicable at other regions such as brain stem or inner ear