Ultrafast low-angle RARE: U-FLARE.
The subsecond application of the RARE technique is described. Two possible methods of implementation are discussed, one in which T2 contrast is manipulated by temporal reordering of the phase-encoding gradient, and the other in which the phase-encoding order is held constant and the contrast is manipulated by means of a spin-echo preparation experiment. In vivo images obtained with the latter method are presented and applications of the sequence discussed.
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Fachbereich Chemie/Biologie der Universität Bremen, Federal Republic of Germany.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors