Image quality and focal lesion detection on T2‐weighted MR imaging of the liver: Comparison of two high‐resolution free‐breathing imaging techniques with two breath‐hold imaging techniques

To evaluate image quality and accuracy for the detection of focal hepatic lesions depicted on T2‐weighted images obtained with two high‐resolution free‐breathing techniques (navigator‐triggered turbo spin‐echo [TSE] and respiratory‐triggered TSE) and two standard‐resolution breath‐hold techniques (breath‐hold TSE with restore pulse and half‐Fourier acquisition single‐shot TSE [HASTE]).

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