PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cercignani, Mara
AU  - Horsfield, Mark A.
AU  - Agosta, Federica
AU  - Filippi, Massimo
TI  - Sensitivity-Encoded Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging of the Cervical Cord
DP  - 2003 Jun 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1254--1256
VI  - 24
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/6/1254.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/6/1254.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2003 Jun 01; 24
AB  - Summary: The aim of this study was to apply sensitivity-encoding (SENSE) echo-planar imaging (EPI) to diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord, an anatomic region where MR imaging is particularly challenging. This technique was implemented with a SENSE reduction factor of 2 and used for imaging a water phantom and five healthy volunteers. Off-resonance artifacts were notably reduced compared with those of full-FOV EPI sequences. This approach to diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord is promising for future, more extensive clinical applications.