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PROS AND CONS OF LOW‐FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN VETERINARY PRACTICE
Author(s) -
KONAR MARTIN,
LANG JOHANN
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2010.01780.x
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , disadvantage , clinical practice , veterinary medicine , medical physics , nuclear magnetic resonance , radiology , physical therapy , artificial intelligence , computer science , physics
Low‐field (LF) (0.2–0.4 T) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging predominates in veterinary practice. Advantages of LF MR include reduced costs, better patient access, and greater safety. High quality examinations can be achieved using appropriate protocols and investing more scanning time than with high‐field (HF) systems. The main disadvantage of LF MR is the reduced signal to noise ratio compared with HF systems. LF MR protocols for small animal brain and spine imaging are described.