MRI study for white matter hyperintensities detection:

A comparative MRI study for white matter hyperintensities 

detection: 2D-FLAIR FSE PD 2D, 3D-FLAIR and FLAIR MIP

Á Paniagua Bravo, MD1, , J J Sánchez Hernández2, , L Ibáñez Sanz1, , I Alba de Cáceres1, , J L Crespo San José3, and B García-Castaño Gandariaga1

1Unidad Central de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain
2Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
3Servicio de Radiologia, Hospital Virgen de La Paloma, Madrid, Spain

3D-FLAIR sequences should replace conventional 

2D-FLAIR and/or FSE PD sequences in the MR 

acquisition protocol when WMH are suspected. 

MIP reformat algorithms are less time consuming,

therefore these can also be used to simplify the

detection.

Volume 87 Issue 1035, March 2014