title: Increased MR image contrast by correlation of tissue relaxation properties.
abstract: An image postprocessing technique that is based on the relaxation properties of tissues and that can produce MR images with increased contrast is proposed. The technique involves no a priori assumptions concerning the form of the relaxation decay. An arbitrary number of postprocessed images, each emphasizing a selected tissue type, is obtained from the original images of a multiecho acquisition. It is shown with examples that the technique allows more complete utilization of relaxation information for tissue differentiation.
authors.affiliation: International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Mastikhin
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Lukzen
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Zelentzov
authors.forename: R Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Sagdeev
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*