Providing faster body MR imaging without jeopardizing quality can have a significant impact on patient satisfaction and MR workflow efficiency — while still providing important clinical information.
One of the simplest ways to make the exam faster and more acceptable to patients is to shorten the breath hold. That’s precisely what technologists and radiologists at Mt. Sinai are doing with Caipirinha, a unique parallel imaging acquisition technique that can cut breath holds for 3DT1 exams in half without impacting image resolution, coverage, or contrast.
The result has been dramatic. “Moving from about 20 seconds to 8 seconds is a major change in breath hold. It’s important for people who are very sick, like chronic liver disease patients, or for pediatric patients,” said Bachir Taouli, MD, professor of radiology at Mt. Sinai.
See the clinical difference for yourself in Mt. Sinai’s body MR images.
