Abstract
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the lumbar spine could improve diagnostic specificity. The purpose of this work was to determine the feasibility of and to validate DTI with single-shot fast spin-echo (SSFSE) for lumbar intervertebral discs at 1.5 and 3 T. Six normal volunteers were scanned with DTI-SSFSE using an eight- and a three-b-value protocol at 1.5 and 3 T, respectively. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were computed and validated based on those obtained at 1.5 T from corresponding diffusion tensor scans using line scan diffusion imaging (LSDI), a technique that has been previously validated for use in the spine. Pearson correlation coefficients for LSDI and DTI-SSFSE ADC values were .88 and .89 for 1.5 and 3 T, respectively, with good quantitative agreement according to the Bland-Altman method. Results indicate that DTI-SSFSE is a candidate as a clinical sequence for obtaining diffusion tensor images of the lumbar intervertebral discs with scan times shorter than 4 min.
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