3D-fast-spin-echo (FSE) acquisition sequence (CS-SPACE) provides feasible application of accelerated and compressed sensing 3D scanning, suggesting a valuable role in the evaluation of cartilage and menisci with potential for multiplanar reconstructions. Study objective Comparison of CS-SPACE with traditional 2D and high-resolution 3D sequences for knee 3-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brief background FSE MRI offers several potential improvements upon the 2D MRI traditionally used in musculoskeletal imaging, including improved spatial resolution and the potential for multiplanar reconstructions (MPRs).
However, incorporation of currently available 3D FSE sequences into practice has been limited by longer scan and review times and uncertain diagnostic benefit when compared to routine 2D acquisitions. Standard 2D MRI protocols most often employ FSE acquisitions repeated in multiple…
