MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE CANINE ABDOMEN: EFFECT OF PULSE SEQUENCE ON DIAGNOSTIC QUALITY

• Published in: Veterinary radiology & ultrasound Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 253 - 262
• Main Authors: Manley, Rebecca, Matthews, Andrea R., Morandi, Federica, Henry, George A., DeAnna, Katherine H., Conklin, Gordon, Reed, Ann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2013
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abdomen - anatomy & histology; Animals; Contrast Media - metabolism; dog; Dogs - anatomy & histology; Dogs - physiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - veterinary; motion artifact; MRI; Prospective Studies; Reference Values; Respiration; Signal-To-Noise Ratio

Motion artifact is an important limiting factor for abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in veterinary patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pulse sequence on abdominal MRI diagnostic quality in dogs. Ten normal dogs were each scanned using 16 MRI pulse sequences....