ABSTRACT
T he success of liver MR is primarily dependent on technique and the optimization of pulse sequences. We aim to achieve high lesion-to-liver contrast, avoid motion artifact, and use MR contrast agents appropriately. Fast breathhold sequences with
both T1 and T2 weighting are now routine, and motion induced artifacts which hampered the success of abdominal imaging for so long are no longer a significant problem. Fast spin echo (FSE) techniques facilitate high quality breathhold T2w imaging while faster gradient echo (GRE) sequences allow rapid T1w imaging with higher resolution matrixes and thinner effective slice thickness (Fig. 1).
