[T2*-weighted MR images of gynecologic tumors with the FLASH sequence: the initial experiences at 1.5 T].

To speed up the time taken for MR examinations, 20 patients with malignant gynaecological lesions and two operative specimen were examined by T 2 * -weighted flash sequences; the results were compared with T 2 -weighted spinecho sequences. In ten out of 20 in vivo examinations, the flash method produced a similar contrast range between tumour and normal tissues, cystic lesions being particularly well seen in gradient echo sequences