3 Tesla Magnetic resonance imaging and multiplanar reconstruction of the brain and its associated structures in pig

Abstract

Determination of 3 Tesla MR imaging appearance of the brain and associated structures was the aim of this study. T1 and T2-weighted (W) and 3D reformatted images obtained from 6 adult pigs were used to define the cranioencephalic structures and anatomic details in three planes. Relevant structures were identified and labeled at each level. Especially T1W images scanned with three-dimensional inversion recovery multiplanar reconstruction (3D-IR-MPR) sequence provided excellent visualization for the inner structures of head and brain

Keywords

• Anatomy
• brain
• magnetic resonance imaging
• pig

Domuzda beyin ve ilişkili yapıların 3 Tesla manyetik rezonans ile görüntülenmesi ve multiplanarrekonstruksiyonu

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, domuzda beyin ve ilişkili yapıların 3 Tesla MR ile görüntülenmesi amaçlandı. Çalışmada 6 adet yetişkin domuza ait T1 ve T2-ağırlıklı imajlar ile 3 boyutlu rekonstrukte edilmiş görüntüler kullanıldı. Cranioencephalic yapılar ve anatomik detaylar üç planda ve her kesit üzerinde tanımlanarak işaretlendi. Özellikle 3D-IR-MPR sekansı ile alınan T1-ağırlıklı görüntüler, baş ve beyine ait derin yapıların mükemmel düzeyde görüntülenmesini sağladı

Determination of 3 Tesla MR imaging appearance of the brain and associated structures was the aim of this study. T1 and T2-weighted (W) and 3D reformatted images obtained from 6 adult pigs were used to define the cranioencephalic structures and anatomic details in three planes. Relevant structures were identified and labeled at each level. Especially T1W images scanned with three-dimensional inversion recovery multiplanar reconstruction (3D-IR-MPR) sequence provided excellent visualization for the inner structures of head and brain

Keywords

• Anatomi
• beyin
• domuz
• manyetik rezonans görüntüleme

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