| Title |
4.0 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brainstem Lesions with Ocular Motility Deficits |
| Creator |
Pelak, VS; Bolinger, L; Galetta, SL; Butler, N; Stein, A; Liu, GT |
| Affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA. |
| Abstract |
The authors studied six patients with brainstem ocular motility deficits with 4.0 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging to investigate whether a higher field strength would produce superior images compared with 1.5T. In four patients whose lesions were evident on 1.5T, the increased signal-to-noise achieved with 4.0T allowed for better resolution at 1-mm slice thickness than was achieved at the standard 5-mm slice thickness with 1.5T. In the two patients with unremarkable 1.5T scan results, 4.0T also failed to demonstrate a lesion. Therefore, 4.0T imaging has superior resolution to 1.5T imaging and can provide more detailed images of lesions identified by 1.5T. |
| Subject |
Adolescent; Adult; Brain Diseases/diagnosis; Brain Stem/pathology; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods; Male; Middle Older people; Ocular Motility Disorders/diagnosis |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
225035 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60p452w/225035 |
