Astrid Ellen Grams1,2, Oliver Kraff,
1,2, Stephan Orzada, 1,2, Stefan Maderwald, 1,2,
Janine Kalkmann1, Mark E. Ladd, 1,2, Michael Forsting1,
Elke Ruth Gizewski1,2
1Department of Diagnostic and
Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen,
Essen, NRW, Germany; 2Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic
Resonance Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany
In
the present study the feasibility of cranial nerve imaging with a 7 Tesla
whole body scanner was investigated. For this purpose four sequences were
evaluated. A 3D-TrueFISP sequence allowed the best cranial nerve detection
rate in a reasonable scan time. This sequence seems to be superior at the
moment as in the 3D-CISS, the gold standard sequence at lower magnetic
field strengths, no parallel imaging could be performed.