Abstract #3934

The efficacy 2D turbo gradient- and spin-echo diffusion-weighted imaging for cerebellopontine angle tumors

Qing Fu^1,2, Xiang-chuang Kong^1,2, Ding-xi Liu^1,2, Yi-hao Guo³, Kun Zhou⁴, Zi-qiao Lei^1,2, and Chuan-sheng Zheng^1,2

¹Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, ²Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022, China, Wuhan, China, ³MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthcare Ltd., Guangzhou, China., Guangzhou, China, ⁴Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd., Shenzhen, China., Shenzhen, China

Geometric distortions and ghosting artifacts are found at bone-air interfaces using conventional diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), which is a challenge for imaging cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors. Our study validated that geometric distortions and ghosting artifacts were not present on 2D turbo gradient- and spin-echo-BLADE-DWI scans, making this technique useful for visualizing CPA anatomic structures and diagnosing CPA tumors.

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