Gadolinium Enhanced 3D Proton Density Driven Equilibrium MR Imaging in the Evaluation of Cisternal Tumor and Associated Structures: Comparison with Balanced Fast-Field-Echo Sequence

摘要

ObjectivesAlthough Gadolinium enhanced bFFE is commonly used to evaluate cisternal tumors, banding artifact may interrupt interpretation and adjacent nerve and vessels differentiation is known to be difficult. We analyzed the qualities of Gd enhanced 3D PDDE in the evaluation of cisternal tumors, comparing with bFFE.