Subtraction imaging: applications for nonvascular abdominal MRI.

Publication/Presentation Date

4-1-2007

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In this article we will illustrate the role of subtraction imaging for abdominal MRI applications.

CONCLUSION: Subtraction imaging has multiple applications for imaging the mediastinum, abdomen, and pelvis. Removing any preexisting signal of T1 unenhanced images causes contrast enhancement within a mass to become more conspicuous on subtracted sequences. This is helpful when evaluating a lesion with high signal on unenhanced T1-weighted sequences, where visual detection of enhancement can be difficult on conventional MRI.

Volume

188

Issue

4

First Page

1018

Last Page

1025

ISSN

1546-3141

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology

PubMedID

17377038

Department(s)

Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Document Type

Article

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