Comparison of 31p mrs and 1h mri at 1.5 and 2.0 T

M. D. Boska, B. Hubesch, D. J. Meyerhoff, D. B. Twieg, G. S. Karczmar, G. B. Matson, M. W. Weiner

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Abstract

The goals of this study were to compare 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and 1H magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of human subjects and phantoms at 1.5 and 2.0 T. The 31P signal‐to‐noise (S/N) ratios in phantom standards and in localized volumes in human brain and liver were compared at 1.5 and 2.0 T. In addition, T1 values for 31P resonances in human brain, 31P linewidths of metabolites in human brain and liver, 1H S/N in a phantom standard, and MR image quality in human head and body were compared at the two field strengths. The results of our study showed that at the higher strength field, (1) in vivo 31P MRS studies benefited from up to 32% improvement in S/N; (2) in vivo 31P MRS studies also benefited from increased spectral dispersion; (3) the quality of MR head images remained comparable; and (4) body images showed some decrease in image quality due to increased chemical shift, and flow and motion artifacts.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)228-238
Number of pages11
JournalMagnetic Resonance in Medicine
Volume13
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1990
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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