Diffusion‐weighted imaging of the spinal cord: Interleaved echo‐planar imaging is superior to fast spin‐echo

To compare and evaluate two novel diffusion‐weighted sequences, based either on fast spin‐echo (FSE) or interleaved echo‐planar imaging (EPI) methods, as potential tools for investing spinal cord abnormalities.

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