VIBE(LAVA-XV/THRIVE/TIGRE) Fat Sat
MRI image appearance
The easiest way to identify T1 VIBE fat-saturated images is to look for adipose tissues in the body (e.g., subcutaneous fat and fat in bone marrow). Areas containing adipose tissues appear dark in T1 VIBE fat-saturated images. All other characteristics of the T1 VIBE fat-saturated images remain the same as the T1 VIBE images.
Tissues and their T1 VIBE fat saturated appearance
Fluids : – dark
Bone marrow : – dark
Muscles- gray
Kidneys :- gray
Liver :-bright gray
Spleen :- gray
Pancreas :- bright gray
Bowel walls :- gray
Prostate :- gray
Uterus:- gray
Moving blood : – dark
White matter : – whiter
Gray matter : – gray
Bone : – dark
Fat : – dark
Air : – dark
Use
- Very useful for pancreas imaging
- Very useful for kidney imaging
- Very useful for abdominal imaging
- Very useful for liver imaging
- Very useful for kidneys imaging
- Very useful for urography imaging
- Very useful for chest imaging
- Very useful for small bowel imaging
- Very useful dynamic pelvis imaging
- Very useful for extremity 3D imaging
Pathological appearance
Pathologies with adipose tissue content will appear as dark areas in T1 VIBE fat-saturated images (e.g. lipoma).
VIBE FAT SAT AXIAL SEQUENCE USED IN RENAL IMAGING
VIBE FAT SAT AXIAL SEQUENCE USED IN LIVER IMAGING
VIBE FAT SAT AXIAL SEQUENCE USED IN PANCREAS IMAGING
VIBE FAT SAT AXIAL SEQUENCE USED IN RENAL IMAGING
VIBE FAT SAT SAGITTAL SEQUENCE USED IN GYNECOLOGICAL PELVIS IMAGING
VIBE FAT SAT AXIAL SEQUENCE USED IN PROSTATE IMAGING
VIBE FAT SAT AXIAL SEQUENCE USED IN KNEE IMAGING
