Whole-body echo-planar MR imaging at 0.5 T.
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.
Stehling
M J
MJ
Department of Physics, University of Nottingham, England.
Howseman
A M
AM
Ordidge
R J
RJ
Chapman
B
B
Turner
R
R
Coxon
R
R
Glover
P
P
Mansfield
P
P
Coupland
R E
RE
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