Abstract
Balanced steady state-free precession (b-SSFP) pulse sequences have a number of properties which can be useful in magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), including short acquisition times, high signal-to-noise ratios, and T2/T1 contrast weighting. The utility and versatility of b-SSFP sequences for MRCP imaging are probably underappreciated, and this pictorial essay briefly discusses benefits and limitations of 2D and 3D b-SSFP techniques used in place of or in addition to conventional single-shot fast spin echo or 3D fast spin echo acquisitions and illustrates their appearance in several clinical cases.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1309-1322 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Abdominal Imaging |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- Biliary
- MRCP
- Steady state free precession
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Gastroenterology
- Urology