The shorter scan times achieved with Compressed SENSE relieve the stress of a tight work schedule for the MR staff. Technologists can spend the gained time on increasing the image quality, or to take more time for patient preparation and dealing with safety aspects.“
Masayuki Kumashiro, PhD, Masayuki Kumashiro, PhD, Radiological Technologist and Director of Radiological Technology Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan
Since short breath hold times make it easier for our patients to comply, the failure of breath holding largely disappeared.
At our facility, we found in Cardiac MR fewer breath holds are now needed, or breath hold times are shortened."
Dr. Takashi Koyama, MD, PhD, Diagnostic Radiologist and Director of the Department of Radiology Center and Diagnostic Radiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan
A 15- or 16-second breath-hold is tough for many cardiac patients. With Compressed SENSE we actually have protocols now that can get that below 10 seconds. It’s a lot easier to get through for a patient, and patients are a lot more satisfied with the experience.”
Trevor Andrews, Ph.D., MR Physicist, University of Vermont Medical Center, USA
I think in GI oncology the Compressed SENSE really has a huge impact on scan time, which is for these patients, who have real difficulty lying for long times, because they are in pain or compromised in terms of their breathing cycles, if you can reduce for example in a dynamic mDIXON sequence your breath-hold from 12 or 13 seconds down to 9 seconds, this is really something that patients appreciate a lot. And which then directly returns into improved image quality.”
Dr. Christoph Juli, Spitalklinikum Spital Uster, Switzerland
We’re looking to lower the age of children who we can scan without anesthesia. Compressed SENSE would be one of the foundational pieces of this program."
Jeffrey H. Miller, M.D. Chief of Radiology, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, USA
There was a borderline sedation patient getting an abdomen MR. We discussed with the parents that we could try it without anesthesia using Compressed SENSE to see if the child could get through the exam. The child was able to complete the exam and not have anesthesia.”
Jeffrey H. Miller, M.D., Chief of Radiology, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, USA
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