Increased interest of clinicians for using 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as\nimaging modality of choice for their patients, has been evident in the past few years.\nThe aim of this study was to compare the technical quality of the obtained tomography\nusing 3.0 T and 1.5 T MRI, and to compare the subjective feeling of discomfort\nof patients and subjective acoustic noise experience during imaging using MRI at 3.0\nT and 1.5 T. Brain MRI (1.5 and 3.0 T) was performed in 58 patients, according to a\nstandardized protocol. All studies have been randomly described by independent two\nradiologists. The reference standard for the existence of technical artifact is established\non the basis of both radiologistsââ?¬â?¢ consensus. We also compared the subjective\nfeelings of the discomfort and acoustic noise during the both MRI (1.5 T and 3.0 T)\nexams. Artifacts were significantly more common during 3.0 T MRI in comparison\nwith the 1.5 T MRI (Ãâ?¡ 2 = 5.286, P < 0.05), as well as in male patients (Ãâ?¡ 2 = 8.841, P <\n0.05), and subjective assessments of discomfort and acoustic noise were higher in patients\nwho underwent imaging using 3.0 T MRI, (Ãâ?¡ 2 = 125.959, df = 1, P < 0.001) and\nin females (Ãâ?¡ 2 = 195.449, df = 1, P < 0.001). Additional research is needed to prove\nthat appropriate information for patients about the discomfort during 3.0 T MRI and\ntheir psychological preparation is very important element for optimal use of 3.0 T\nMRI in daily clinical practice.
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