TABLE 3:
MRI Characteristics
Study | Magnet Strength (T) | Vendor | Machine | T2-Weighted Imaging FOV(cm) | T2-Weighted Imaging Matrix Size | In-Plane Voxel Size (mm) | EMVI Evaluation Sequence | Antispasmodic Agent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown et al. [15] | 1.5 | GE Healthcare | Horizon Advantage | 16 × 16 | 256 × 256 | 0.6250 | T2-weighted imaging | No |
Smith et al. [10] | 1.5 | NA | NA | 16 × 16 | 256 × 256 | 0.6250 | T2-weighted imaging | NA |
Rollvén et al. [9] | 1.5 | Philips Healthcare | Intera | 37.5 × 26.2 | NA | 0.5–0.8 | T2-weighted imaging | Yes |
Sohn et al. [25] | 3 | Siemens Healthcare | Magnetom TimTrio | 19.9 × 9.9–25 × 25 | 320 × 320–448 × 314 | 0.796 | T2-weighted imaging | Yes |
Chand et al. [12] | 1.5 | NA | NA | 16 × 16 | 256 × 256 | 0.6250 | T2-weighted imaging | NA |
Hunter et al. [26] | 1.5 | Siemens Healthcare | Magnetom Avanto | 17 × 17–42 × 42 | 256 × 256–320 × 320 | 0.66–1.3 | T2-weighted imaging | Yes |
Jhaveri et al. [27] | 1.5 or 3 | Siemens Healthcare | Avanto, Verio | 20 × 20 | 350 × 263 | 0.6 | T2-weighted imaging + contrast-enhanced MRI | Yes |
Liu et al. [13] | 3 | GE Healthcare | Signa Excite | 16 × 16 | 320 × 256 | 0.6 | T2-weighted imaging | No |
Yu et al. [28] | 3 | Siemens Healthcare | Magnetom TimTrio | 22 × 22 | 384 × 296 | 0.57–0.74 | T2-weighted imaging | NA |
Dam et al. [29] | 1.5 | Philips Healthcare | Ingenia | NA | NA | NA | T2-weighted imaging + DWI | NA |
Nerad et al. [16] | 1.5 | Philips Healthcare | Ingenia | 39 × 39 | 392 × 392 | 1 | T2-weighted imaging + DWI + contrast-enhanced MRI | Yes |
El-Kady et al. [30] | 1.5 | Siemens Healthcare, Philips Healthcare, GE Healthcare | Magnetom Avanto, Signa HDxt, Gyroscan Intera | NA | NA | NA | T2-weighted imaging + DWI | NA |
Lee et al. [31] | 1.5 or 3 | Philips Healthcare, GE Healthcare | Achieva, HDx, Signa | 24 × 24 | 300 × 300 | 0.8 | T2-weighted imaging | NA |
Poulsen et al. [17] | 1.5 | NA | NA | 16 × 16 | 256 × 256 | 0.6250 | T2-weighted imaging | NA |
Note—EMVI = extramural venous invasion, NA = not available.