A Novel Evaluation for Vertebral Artery Course Using 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Computed Tomography -like Bone Contrast and Magnetic Resonance Angiography: A Proof of Concept Study.

Objective: Vertebral artery (VA) injury poses a significant risk in cervical spine surgery, necessitating accurate preoperative assessment. This study aims to introduce and validate a novel approach that combines the Fast field echo that resembles a computed tomography using restricted echo spacing (FRACTURE) sequence with Time of Flight (TOF) Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) for comprehensive evaluation of VA courses in the cervical spine.

Materials And Methods: A total of eight healthy volunteers and two patients participated in this study.

Reproducibility between three-dimensional turbo spin-echo and two-dimensional dual inversion recovery turbo spin-echo for coronary vessel wall imaging in Kawasaki disease.

Magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging is desirable for evaluating Kawasaki disease (KD)-associated coronary arterial lesions. To evaluate the reproducibility of three-dimensional turbo spin-echo (3D-TSE) and two-dimensional dual inversion-recovery turbo spin-echo (2D-DIR-TSE) for coronary vessel wall imaging in KD. Ten patients were prospectively enrolled.

Automated Differentiation Between Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture and Malignant Vertebral Fracture on MRI Using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network.

Study Design: Retrospective study of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Objectives: To assess the ability of a convolutional neural network (CNN) model to differentiate osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) and malignant vertebral compression fractures (MVFs) using short-TI inversion recovery (STIR) and T1-weighted images (T1WI) and to compare it to the performance of three spine surgeons.

Summary Of Background Data: Differentiating between OVFs and MVFs is crucial for appropriate clinical staging and treatment planning.

Coronary vessel wall visualization via three-dimensional turbo spin-echo black blood imaging in Kawasaki disease.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of coronary vessel wall visualization using three-dimensional turbo spin-echo black blood imaging (3D-TSE) in children with Kawasaki disease.

Materials And Methods: Nine patients (6 girls and 3 boys; mean age ± standard deviation, 5.6 ± 3.