Accurate measurement of T1 in vivo in less than 3 seconds using echo-planar imaging.
This paper describes a rapid and accurate method for measuring T1 in vivo using an echo-planar imaging version of the Look-Locher sequence. T1 values from 76 to 1330 ms have been measured in 3 s with a mean accuracy of 4.6%.
Gowland
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Department of Physics, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Mansfield
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D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002138:Calibration; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors