Objective To investigate the clinical value of different magnetic resonance (MR) pulse sequences in diagnosis of spinal metastatic tumor. Methods Fifteen patients with clinically suspected spinal metastatic tumor were...Objective To investigate the clinical value of different magnetic resonance (MR) pulse sequences in diagnosis of spinal metastatic tumor. Methods Fifteen patients with clinically suspected spinal metastatic tumor were included in this study. These patients were with documented primary tumors. Four MR pulse sequences, T1-weighted spin echo (T1WI SE), T2-weighted fast spin echo (T2WI FSE), short time inversion recovery (STIR), and gradient echo 2-D multi echo data imaging combination (GE Me-2D) were used to detect spinal metastasis. Results Fifteen vertebral bodies were entire involvement, 38 vertebral bodies were section involvement, and totally 53 vertebral bodies were involved. There were 19 focal infections in pedicle of vertebral arch, 15 metastases in spinous process and transverse process. Fifty-three vertebral bodies were abnormal in T1WI SE and GE Me-2D, 35 vertebral bodies were found abnormal in T2WI FSE, and 50 vertebral bodies were found abnormal in STIR. The verges of focal signal of involved vertebral bodies were comparatively clear in T1WI SE, comparatively clear or vague in T2WI FSE, vague in STIR, and clear in GE Me-2D.Conclusions GE Me-2D may be the most sensitive technique to detect metastases. So three sequences (T1WI SE, T2WI FSE, GE Me-2D) can demonstrate the early changes of spinal metastasis roundly.展开更多
文摘目的比较3.0 T MRI 3种扫描序列对颈神经根成像的应用价值。材料与方法收集临床需要扫描颈椎MRI患者37例,均行常规序列、三维双回波稳态(three-dimensional double-echo steady state,3D-DESS)序列、多回波数据图像重合(multi-echo data image combination,MEDIC)序列、可变反转角三维快速自旋回波(3D sampling perfection with application optimized contrasts using different flip angle evolutions,3D-SPACE)序列扫描,所有图像均进行后处理重建,对图像质量和正常颈神经根显示、受压颈神经显示清晰度、颈神经根与邻近组织的对比噪声比(contrast noise ratio,CNR)3个方面进行评价。结果 3种扫描序列3个方面两两比较,3D-DESS序列神经根-椎体CNR和神经根-脑脊液CNR均高于MEDIC序列;3D-DESS序列神经根-椎体CNR高于3D-SPACE序列,而3D-DESS序列神经根-脑脊液CNR低于3D-SPACE序列;3D-SPACE序列神经根-脑脊液CNR高于MEDIC序列,3D-SPACE序列神经根-椎体CNR与MEDIC序列差异无统计学意义。图像质量评分3种序列两两对比差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),3D-DESS序列优于MEDIC序列,而3D-SPACE序列图像质量最差。对受压神经根清晰度的显示,3D-DESS序列和MEDIC序列差异无统计学意义,两序列与3D-SPACE序列对比,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),即两序列均优于3D-SPACE序列。结论对于显示神经根结构和诊断神经根病变等方面,3D-DESS序列明显优于MEDIC序列和3D-SPACE序列,对颈神经根成像及颈神经根受压的临床诊断更具优势。
文摘Objective To investigate the clinical value of different magnetic resonance (MR) pulse sequences in diagnosis of spinal metastatic tumor. Methods Fifteen patients with clinically suspected spinal metastatic tumor were included in this study. These patients were with documented primary tumors. Four MR pulse sequences, T1-weighted spin echo (T1WI SE), T2-weighted fast spin echo (T2WI FSE), short time inversion recovery (STIR), and gradient echo 2-D multi echo data imaging combination (GE Me-2D) were used to detect spinal metastasis. Results Fifteen vertebral bodies were entire involvement, 38 vertebral bodies were section involvement, and totally 53 vertebral bodies were involved. There were 19 focal infections in pedicle of vertebral arch, 15 metastases in spinous process and transverse process. Fifty-three vertebral bodies were abnormal in T1WI SE and GE Me-2D, 35 vertebral bodies were found abnormal in T2WI FSE, and 50 vertebral bodies were found abnormal in STIR. The verges of focal signal of involved vertebral bodies were comparatively clear in T1WI SE, comparatively clear or vague in T2WI FSE, vague in STIR, and clear in GE Me-2D.Conclusions GE Me-2D may be the most sensitive technique to detect metastases. So three sequences (T1WI SE, T2WI FSE, GE Me-2D) can demonstrate the early changes of spinal metastasis roundly.
