Is there a role for BLADE acquisition in T2-weighted breast MRI?

Abstract

the performance of BLADE is superior to routine T2W images in eliminating motion artifacts, provides better SNRs, shows detailed pectoral muscle contours, and may be the sequence of choice.

Comparison of Cartesian and radial acquisition on short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences in breast MRI

“…This concurs with the findings reported by Ozcam et al. ( 17 ) in their study on 44 breast exams. They observed that BLADE acquisition technique provides better pectoral muscle contour assessment and better SNRs, that are essential for a good evaluation of breast exams, in particular when implants are present.…”

“…Its use is spreading over the last years with new software developments as an alternative non-Cartesian k -space trajectory scheme in brain, cervical spine and head MRI studies ( 9 , 14 ) , and more recently in the abdomen ( 11 , 15 ) and female pelvis ( 16 ) exams. To our knowledge, there is only one study which reports on the application of BLADE in breast MRI ( 17 ) . Prior studies evaluating BLADE in non-breast applications have reported a reduction of motion artifacts and improvement in qualitative analysis of T2-weighted sequences ( 8 - 11 , 13 - 17 ) .…”

“…To our knowledge, there is only one study which reports on the application of BLADE in breast MRI ( 17 ) . Prior studies evaluating BLADE in non-breast applications have reported a reduction of motion artifacts and improvement in qualitative analysis of T2-weighted sequences ( 8 - 11 , 13 - 17 ) .…”

Elimination of motion and pulsation artifacts using BLADE sequences in knee MR imaging

“…Additionally, these sequences reduce the artifacts due to swallowing in cervical spine MRI [21]. According to Ozcan et al, the performance of BLADE is superior to routine T2-weighted images in eliminating motion artifacts, and it provides better signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) [23].…”