title: Ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging. Segmented turboflash, echo-planar, and real-time nuclear magnetic resonance.
abstract: Ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging refers to a group of techniques developed with the sole purpose of acquiring images in a very rapid fashion. Ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging has other benefits besides capture of transient events. Not all patients have a stable heart rate, and many cannot tolerate remaining still and breathing quietly for long periods while lying inside of a scanner. Fast imaging reliably acquires data, even if the patient moves or is arrhythmic. This article describes strategies, applications, advantages, and limitations of ultrafast imaging.
authors.affiliation: Beth-Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pearlman
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Edelman
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D013997:Time Factors