title: Fast volume scanning with frequency-shifted BURST MRI.
abstract: We introduce a modified BURST imaging technique with reduced saturation effects and improved signal-to-noise ratio. The method applies a frequency shift to the RF excitation pulse on successive repetitions. It allows collection of 3D datasets of human brain within a few seconds, on a standard clinical scanner at 1.5 Tesla.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research, OIR, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Duyn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Gelderen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Moonen
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors