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Measuring Tongue Volumes And Visualizing The Chewing Und Swallowing Process Using Real-Time TrueFISP Imaging In Patients With Acromegaly – Initial Clinical Experience

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Tue, 2011-05-17 09:54 — Prof. Dr. med. Waleed Ajaj (PhD, Full Professor)
Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 11 (2003)
Year of Publication: 
2003
Authors: 
W. Ajaj
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 45122 Essen, NRW, Germany
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
[email protected]
M. Goyen
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 45122 Essen, NRW, Germany
F. M. Vogt
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 45122 Essen, NRW, Germany
B. Herrmann
Department of Endocrinology, 45122 Essen, NRW, Germany
J. F. Debatin
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 45122 Essen, NRW, Germany
S. G. Ruehm
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 45122 Essen, NRW, Germany
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

The examination of the chewing and swallowing process needs an imaging modality with high temporal resolution and adequate soft tissue visualization. The purpose of this study was to determine if real-time True- FISP MR imaging is able to document tongue volumes as well as the chewing and swallowing process in 50 healthy volunteers and in 10 patients with acromegaly. The study has shown that real-time True-FISP imaging can be used to visualize the chewing and swallowing process in volunteers as well as in patients with acromegaly and that the applied protocol is capable to detect several pathologies associated with acromegaly.

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