{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,29]],"date-time":"2026-04-29T15:36:34Z","timestamp":1777476994180,"version":"3.51.4"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"3","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2010,4,1]],"date-time":"2010-04-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1270080000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/page\/policies\/text-and-data-mining-license"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Acta Radiol"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2010,4]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Background: T1-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence has been reported to provide improved contrast between lesions and normal anatomical structures compared to T1-weighted fast spin-echo (FSE) imaging at 1.5T regarding imaging of the lumbar spine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Purpose: To compare T1-weighted FSE and fast T1-weighted FLAIR imaging in normal anatomic structures and degenerative and metastatic lesions of the lumbar spine at 3.0T.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Material and Methods: Thirty-two consecutive patients (19 females, 13 males; mean age 44 years, range 30\u201367 years) with lesions of the lumbar spine were prospectively evaluated. Sagittal images of the lumbar spine were obtained using T1-weighted FSE and fast T1-weighted FLAIR sequences. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses measuring the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and relative contrast (ReCon) between degenerative and metastatic lesions and normal anatomic structures were conducted, comparing these sequences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results: On quantitative evaluation, SNRs of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), nerve root, and fat around the root of fast T1-weighted FLAIR imaging were significantly lower than those of T1-weighted FSE images ( P&lt;0.001). CNRs of normal spinal cord\/CSF and disc herniation\/ CSF for fast T1-weighted FLAIR images were significantly higher than those for T1-weighted FSE images ( P&lt;0.001). ReCon of normal spinal cord\/CSF, disc herniation\/CSF, and vertebral lesions\/CSF for fast T1-weighted FLAIR images were significantly higher than those for T1-weighted FSE images ( P&lt;0.001). On qualitative evaluation, it was found that CSF nulling and contrast at the spinal cord (cauda equina)\/CSF interface for T1-weighted FLAIR images were significantly superior compared to those for T1-weighted FSE images ( P&lt;0.001), and the disc\/spinal cord (cauda equina) interface was better for T1-weighted FLAIR images ( P&lt;0.05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion: The T1-weighted FLAIR sequence may be considered as the preferred lumbar spine imaging sequence compared to T1-weighted FSE, as it has demonstrated superior CSF nulling, better conspicuousness of normal anatomic structures and degenerative and metastatic lesions, and improved image contrast.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3109\/02841850903501650","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,2,19]],"date-time":"2010-02-19T10:00:51Z","timestamp":1266573651000},"page":"290-295","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Comparison of T1-weighted fast spin-echo and T1-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images of the lumbar spine at 3.0 tesla"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"51","author":[{"given":"Eleftherios","family":"Lavdas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Medical School of Thessaly, Mezourlo, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marianna","family":"Vlychou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Medical School of Thessaly, Mezourlo, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nikos","family":"Arikidis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Medical School of Thessaly, Mezourlo, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eftychia","family":"Kapsalaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Medical School of Thessaly, Mezourlo, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Violetta","family":"Roka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Medical School of Thessaly, Mezourlo, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ioannis V.","family":"Fezoulidis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Medical School of Thessaly, Mezourlo, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,4,1]]},"container-title":["Acta Radiologica"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.3109\/02841850903501650","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.3109\/02841850903501650","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T13:57:28Z","timestamp":1777384648000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.3109\/02841850903501650"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2010,4]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2010,4]]}},"alternative-id":["10.3109\/02841850903501650"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3109\/02841850903501650","relation":{},"ISSN":["0284-1851","1600-0455"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0284-1851","type":"print"},{"value":"1600-0455","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2010,4]]}}}