Comparison of 3D TOF-SPGR and 3D FIESTA sequences in the display of lower cranial nerves / 重庆医科大学学报

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Objective:To compare 3D TOF-SPGR with 3D FIESTA in the display of lower cranial nerves.Methods:3D FIESTA and 3D TOF-SPGR were applied to 5 volunteers and 8 patients whose chief complaints were vertigo and tinnitus.Results:The rate of visualization of these lower cranial nerves with 3D TOF-SPGR and 3D FIESTA sequences,respectively,were as followsnerve Ⅸ～Ⅺ complex(65% and 100%);nerve Ⅶ(12% and 81%).Statistical significant differences existed between 3D TOF-SPGR and 3D FIESTA sequences(P