title: HASTE MR imaging: description of technique and preliminary results in the abdomen.
abstract: HASTE (Half fourier Single-shot Turbo spin-Echo) is a single-section T2-weighted sequence that acquires images in less than 1 second. Images are breathing independent and possess a variety of other features useful for imaging the abdomen. The design of this technique is described. Clinical studies of 38 consecutive patients were performed using this technique. HASTE images were considered good in 28 and fair in 10 patients, including five patients who could not suspend respiration. Definition of liver and bowel was particularly clear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7510, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Semelka
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Kelekis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thomasson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Laub
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000388:Air; D016477:Artifacts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D012119:Respiration