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Published in: BMC Medical Imaging 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research article

Interactive neonatal gastrointestinal magnetic resonance imaging using fruit juice as an oral contrast media

Authors: Owen J Arthurs, Martin J Graves, Andrea D Edwards, Ilse Joubert, Pat AK Set, David J Lomas

Published in: BMC Medical Imaging | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

The objective was to evaluate the use of fruit juice with an interactive inversion recovery (IR) MR pulse sequence to visualise the gastrointestinal tract.

Methods

We investigated the relaxation properties of 12 different natural fruit juices in vitro, to identify which could be used as oral contrast. We then describe our initial experience using an interactive MR pulse sequence to allow optimal visualisation after administering pineapple juice orally, and suppressing pre-existing bowel fluid contents, with variable TI in three adult and one child volunteer.

Results

Pineapple juice (PJ) had both the shortest T1 (243 ms) and shortest T2 (48 ms) of the fruit juices tested. Optimal signal differentiation between pre-existing bowel contents and oral PJ administration was obtained with TIs of between 900 and 1100 ms.

Conclusion

The use of an inversion recovery preparation allowed long T1 pre-existing bowel contents to be suppressed whilst the short T1 of fruit juice acts as a positive contrast medium. Pineapple juice could be used as oral contrast agent for neonatal gastrointestinal magnetic resonance imaging.
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Metadata
Title
Interactive neonatal gastrointestinal magnetic resonance imaging using fruit juice as an oral contrast media
Authors
Owen J Arthurs
Martin J Graves
Andrea D Edwards
Ilse Joubert
Pat AK Set
David J Lomas
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medical Imaging / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2342
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-14-33

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