High-Resolution 3D UTE Imaging of Cortical Bone

Ahi Sema Issever^1,2, Peder Larson¹, Sharmila Majumdar¹, Dan Vigneron¹, Roland Krug¹, Wang Chunsheng¹, Thomas Link¹

UTE MR imaging promises to be a powerful alternative to quantify bone quality in cortical bone aside from its density. It may thus be considered a potential new tool in the assessment of fracture risk or in the monitoring of osteoporosis therapy. In this study we introduce a high-resolution 3D UTE MR sequence that is capable of depicting cortical bone at an isotropic voxel size below 500 μm allowing instant image reformation.