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Fetal magnetic resonance imaging: jumping from 1.5 to 3 tesla (preliminary experience)

Authors: Teresa Victoria, Diego Jaramillo, Timothy Paul Leslie Roberts, Deborah Zarnow, Ann Michelle Johnson, Jorge Delgado, Erika Rubesova, Arastoo Vossough

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 4/2014

Abstract

Several attempts have been made at imaging the fetus at 3 T as part of the continuous search for increased image signal and better anatomical delineation of the developing fetus. Until very recently, imaging of the fetus at 3 T has been disappointing, with numerous artifacts impeding image analysis. Better magnets and coils and improved technology now allow imaging of the fetus at greater magnetic strength, some hurdles in the shape of imaging artifacts notwithstanding. In this paper we present the preliminary experience of evaluating the developing fetus at 3 T and discuss several artifacts encountered and techniques to decrease them, as well as safety concerns associated with scanning the fetus at higher magnetic strength.

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Title: Fetal magnetic resonance imaging: jumping from 1.5 to 3 tesla (preliminary experience)
Authors: Teresa Victoria
Diego Jaramillo
Timothy Paul Leslie Roberts
Deborah Zarnow
Ann Michelle Johnson
Jorge Delgado
Erika Rubesova
Arastoo Vossough
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-013-2857-0

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