WARP sequence (MRI)

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syngo WARP

The WARP sequence is a special MRI sequence used on Siemens MRI systems.

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MRI WARP sequence
T2 CISS and T2 WARP sequences in a patient after spinal fusion. Figure adapted from Wolf, Marcel, and Marc-Andre Weber. Experience with the 3 Tesla MAGNETOM Verio system in Spine Imaging: Benefit of 3D Sequences and Reduction of Metal-Related Artifacts with the syngo WARP WIP-package. (2012) 20-24.

Use

WARP sequences can be used to minimize Susceptibility artifacts caused by MR-compatible metal implants[^1] [^3]. This may be beneficial, for example, in patients who have undergone Stabilization surgery in the spinal region[^2].

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