PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cuvinciuc, V.
AU  - Viallon, M.
AU  - Barnaure, I.
AU  - Vargas, M.I.
AU  - Lovblad, K.-O.
AU  - Haller, S.
TI  - Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Perfusion of Intradural Spinal Lesions
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A4995
DP  - 2017 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 192--194
VI  - 38
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/38/1/192.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/38/1/192.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2017 Jan 01; 38
AB  - SUMMARY: Fifteen patients with intradural spinal lesions were examined with an optimized dynamic contrast-enhanced MR perfusion sequence at 1.5T and 3T. SNR and mean contrast-to-noise ratio were better on 3T compared with 1.5T (P ≤ .05). The goodness of fit of the Tofts and Tofts extended pharmacokinetic models was similar between 1.5T and 3T. Thus, dynamic contrast-enhanced MR perfusion of intradural spinal canal lesions is technically feasible at 1.5T and 3T, with better image quality at 3T.AUCarea under the curveCNRcontrast-to-noise ratioDCEdynamic contrast-enhancedKtransvolume transfer constantveextravascular extracellular volume fractionvpblood plasma fraction