TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maas, Marnix C.
A1  - Vos, Eline K.
A1  - Lagemaat, Miriam W.
A1  - Bitz, Andreas
A1  - Orzada, Stephan
A1  - Kobus, Thiele
A1  - Kraff, Oliver
A1  - Maderwald, Stefan
A1  - Ladd, Mark E.
A1  - Scheenen, Tom W. J.
T1  - Feasibility of T₂-weighted turbo spin echo imaging of the human prostate at 7 tesla
JF  - Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
N2  - Purpose
To demonstrate that high quality T₂-weighted (T2w) turbo spin-echo (TSE) imaging of the complete prostate can be achieved routinely and within safety limits at 7 T, using an external transceive body array coil only.

Methods
Nine healthy volunteers and 12 prostate cancer patients were scanned on a 7 T whole-body system. Preparation consisted of B₀ and radiofrequency shimming and localized flip angle calibration. T₁ and T₂ relaxation times were measured and used to define the T2w-TSE protocol. T2w imaging was performed using a TSE sequence (pulse repetition time/echo time 3000–3640/71 ms) with prolonged excitation and refocusing pulses to reduce specific absorption rate.

Results
High quality T2w TSE imaging was performed in less than 2 min in all subjects. Tumors of patients with gold-standard tumor localization (MR-guided biopsy or prostatectomy) were well visualized on 7 T imaging (n = 3). The number of consecutive slices achievable within a 10-g averaged specific absorption rate limit of 10 W/kg was ≥28 in all subjects, sufficient for full prostate coverage with 3-mm slices in at least one direction.

Conclusion
High quality T2w TSE prostate imaging can be performed routinely and within specific absorption rate limits at 7 T with an external transceive body array.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.24818
SN  - 1522-2594
VL  - 71
IS  - 5
SP  - 1711
EP  - 1719
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -