Abstract #3739
Improved contrast-to-noise levels for MS lesion detection on CSF-suppressed heavily T 2 -weighted imaging
Vanessa Wiggermann 1,2 , Enedino Hernndez Torres 2,3 , Anthony Traboulsee 3,4 , David K.B. Li 2,4 , and Alexander Rauscher 2,3
1
Physics and Astronomy, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
2
Radiology,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
3
UBC
MRI Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
4
Medicine
(Neurology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
BC, Canada
Visualization of cortical lesions on conventional MR
images is often challenging due to restricted
contrast-to-noise levels. Further, cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) in the vicinity of lesions hampers lesion
detection. The here proposed combination of conventional
T2-weighted and FLAIR images doubles the
contrast-to-noise ratio, while providing suppression of
CSF signal. The enhanced contrast may aid automated
lesion segmentation and detection of cortical lesions.
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