Tuesday 8 March 2016

Dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI

Q. All are true regarding dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI except
a. T2 and T2* are increased relative to normal physiologic value
b. the contrast agent is usually injected as a rapid bolus
c. images are acquired rapidly to monitor the signal change on time scales of 2 seconds or less
d. the tighter the bolus, the better
e.  rapid the transit time of contrast through the tissue is a big challenge of DSC MRI

ANS.---a

When contrast agent is present in high concentration in the vasculature, T2 and T2* are decreased relative to normal physiologic values. Smaller T2 or T2* means that the signal intensity on T2- and T2*-weighted images is decreased relative to normal

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