CAIPIRINHA-Dixon-TWIST (CDT) Volume-Interpolated Breath-Hold Examination (VIBE) is a new MR technique for fast Time-Resolved dynamic 3-Dimensional (3D) Imaging of the abdomen with high spatial resolution. The CDT-VIBE allows robust, dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging of the upper abdomen with unprecedentedly high temporospatial resolution. The technique seems suitable for the detection and characterization of focal abdominal lesions such as liver and pancreatic masses. The CDT-VIBE may also prove useful for the acquisition of perfusion measurements in pelvic, breast, and extremity imaging. Figure: Hypervascular hepatic lesions in a 73-year-old man with pancreatic cancer (arrow and arrowhead) depicted clearly with CDT-VIBE. With venous phase VIBE imaging, only the larger metastasis in segment 4b of the liver can be appreciated (arrow, lower row), whereas the second lesion cannot be detected (box) (Michaely et al., 2013).
