title: Whole-body echo-planar MR imaging at 0.5 T.
abstract: The ultra-high-speed echo-planar imaging technique produces instant snapshot magnetic resonance images in exposure times ranging from approximately 10 to 100 msec. A particular variant, the modulus blipped echo-planar single-pulse technique (MBEST), possesses two advantages: First, it makes the technique experimentally more robust; second, it introduces inherent T2 weighting in the images. The authors have used MBEST with an exposure time of 64 msec to explore the potential range of clinical applications in a series of normal volunteers. Applications include evaluation of the heart, renal function, and gastrointestinal tract. All images were obtained with proton resonances at 22 MHz.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Nottingham, England.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stehling
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Howseman
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ordidge
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coxon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glover
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mansfield
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Coupland
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000328:Adult; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures