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Flexible Array for Cervical and Extraspinal (FACE) MR Neurography of the Occipital Nerves at 3T

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT This technical report describes use of a novel, conformable receive-only radiofrequency coil for 3T magnetic resonance (MR) neurography in a cohort of patients with occipital neuralgia. Applying a sub-millimeter, isotropic three-dimensional double-echo steady-state sequence, detailed visualization of the occipital nerves and associated pathologies could be achieved. ABBREVIATIONS: ABC＝ definition; XYZ＝ definition. FACE＝ Flexible Array coil for Cervical and Extraspinal; DESS＝ double-echo steady-state; C1, C2, C3＝ First, second, and third cervical vertebrae respectively.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8597

Authors: Yenpo Lin, Ek T. Tan, Martijn Lunenburg, Shayna Turbin, Lisa Gfrerer, Darryl B. Sneag