March 3, 2026Open Access

Performance of free-breathing contrast-enhanced and unenhanced stack-of-spirals ultrashort echo time MRI for lung follow-up in patients with malignancies at 1.5T

Key Points

Superior image quality improves detection of pulmonary nodules, enhancing patient care.
Spiral-UTE MRI had greater sensitivity for nodule detection compared to breath-hold techniques.
Both unenhanced and enhanced spiral-UTE performed comparably, ensuring versatile imaging options.
Highlights the importance of reliable imaging modalities for patients with malignant tumors.

Abstract

Spiral-UTE demonstrated superior image quality and greater sensitivity for pulmonary nodule detection than breath-hold VIBE did. Both unenhanced and enhanced spiral-UTE showed comparable performance in nodule detection, highlighting its potential as a reliable imaging modality for patients with malignant tumors during follow-up imaging.

Performance of free-breathing contrast-enhanced and unenhanced stack-of-spirals ultrashort echo time MRI for lung follow-up in patients with malignancies at 1.5T

Key Points

Abstract

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