Moritz Mie1, Johanna C. Nissen2,
Frank G. Zllner1, Melanie Heilmann1, Henrik J.
Michaely2, Stefan O. Schnberg2, Lothar R. Schad1
1Department of Computer Assisted
Clinical Medicine, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany; 2Institute
of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Heidelberg University, Mannheim,
Germany
SWI
has been investigated for its applicability to renal imaging. To handle the
problems of organ motion and a higher oxygenation level of the kidneys
compared to the brain, the acquisition time has been cut down to allow for
breath-hold examinations and different post-processing methods were
investigated. Results showed that our new post-processing strategy could
produce a susceptibility weighted contrast enhancement by a factor of 1.5
compared to the standard approach. The results represent initial experiences
with the SWI for abdominal imaging which proof the principal feasibility.