Signal alteration of the cochlear perilymph on 3 different sequences after intratympanic GD-DTPA administration at 3 tesla: Comparison of 3D-FLAIR, 3d-T1-weighted imaging, and 3D-CISS

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-71

  Yamazaki, Masahiro ^a   Naganawa, Shinji ^a   Kawai, Hisashi ^a   Nihashi, Takashi ^a   Nakashima, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cochlea; FLAIR; High resolution; Intratympanic gadolinium injection; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PERILYMPH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COCHLEA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MIDDLE AGED; PERILYMPH; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958122707     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.9.65     Document Type: Article

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