Abstract #2793

Brachial plexus imaging using DANTE-SPACE: comparison with conventional T2-SPACE at 3T

Xiangchuang Kong¹, Jie Meng¹, Xiaoyong Zhang², Huiting Zhang³, Xiaoming Liu¹, and Dingxi Liu¹

¹radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, ²MR Collaborations, Siemens Healthcare, Shenzhen, China, Shenzhen, China, ³MR Scientific Marketing, Siemens Healthcare, Wuhan, China

Three-dimensional high-resolution visualization of brachial plexus using T2-weighted SPACE (T2-SPACE) sequence has very high clinical value for the evaluation of brachial plexopathy. However, conventional T2-SPACE is limited by the lack of relative contrast between nerves and their surrounding tissues. In contrast to T2-SPACE, DANTE-SPACE has been proposed with superior blood flow suppression and might be a potential alternative to address its shortcoming. The objective of this study was to evaluate the T2-weighted DANTE-SPACE for its capability to diagnose brachial plexus due to its superior blood flow suppression.

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