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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Alimentary Tube

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the alimentary tube became feasible as techniques to (a) arrest bowel motion, (b) remove competing high signal intensity of adjacent fat, (c) increase the dynamic range of intra-abdominal signal intensities, and (d) decrease susceptibility artifacts became widespread. Specifically, fat suppression, breath-hold gradient echo, single-shot echo train T2-weighted sequences, and intravenous gadolinium chelates have all contributed to this endeavor (SEMELKA et al. 1991). Controversy still exists, however, over which oral contrast agent, if any, is necessary for performing diagnostic studies.

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Ascher, S.M. (2000). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Alimentary Tube. In: Margulis, A.R. (eds) Modern Imaging of the Alimentary Tube. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58971-3_3

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