title: Comparative efficiency of different pulse sequences in MR imaging.
abstract: This article examines the relative performance of various sequences in terms of a figure of merit. The range of possible options is large but there are also major constraints on possible improvements by manipulating sequences. The performance of inversion recovery and partial saturation techniques is better than is often suggested.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008433:Mathematics; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D013997:Time Factors