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Fusion and subtraction post-processing in body MRI

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Interpreting complex paediatric body MRI studies requires the integration of information from multiple sequences. Image processing software, some freely available, allows the radiologist to use simple and rapid post-processing techniques that may aid diagnosis. We demonstrate the use of fusion and subtraction post-processing techniques with examples from four areas of application: enterography, oncological imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and MR fistulography.

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This work was presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology in Budapest, Hungary, in 2013.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

    Tom A Watson & Øystein E. Olsen

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A Watson, T., Olsen, Ø.E. Fusion and subtraction post-processing in body MRI. Pediatr Radiol 45, 273–282 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-3129-3

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