MR Contrast Agent at High-Field MRI (3 Tesla)

@article{Trattnig2003MRCA,
  title={MR Contrast Agent at High-Field MRI (3 Tesla)},
  author={Siegfried Trattnig and Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah and Iris Melanie Noebauer-Huhmann and Markus Barth and Stefan Wolfsberger and Katja Pinker and Engelbert Knosp},
  journal={Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging},
  year={2003},
  volume={14},
  pages={365-375}
}
Tumor-to-brain contrast after gadolinium administration using MP-RAGE and T1-SE scans in patients with primary and secondary brain tumors was significantly higher at 3 T than at 1.5 T. The subjective assessment of cumulative triple-dose 3 Tesla images obtained the best results in the detection of brain metastases compared with other sequences followed by 1.5 T cumulative triple-dose enhanced images. In macroadenomas of the hypophysis, contrast-enhanced 3 T MRI was superior to standard MRI in… 
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Detection of brain metastasis at 3T: comparison among SE, IR-FSE and 3D-GRE sequences
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At 3T, the contrast-enhanced 3D fast SPGR with 1.4 mm isotropic voxel is clinically more valuable for detecting small brain metastases than the SE and IR-FSE with section thickness of 6 mm.
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The value of high-field MRI (3T) in the assessment of sellar lesions.
T1-Weighted Imaging of the Brain at 3 Tesla Using a 2-Dimensional Spoiled Gradient Echo Technique
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High-quality, thin-section (3-mm) T1-weighted imaging can be readily performed at 3 T using a very short in-phase TE 2-D GRE technique and is advocated for routine brain imaging at 1.5 T.
The Efficacy of Gadobenate Dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA) at 3 Tesla in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparison to 1.5 Tesla and a Standard Gadolinium Chelate Using a Rat Brain Tumor Model
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As a result of transient protein binding, Gd-BOPTA may be superior to standard gadolinium chelates in neurologic imaging at 3 T in a rat glioma model.
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