title: Fast fetal magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
abstract: New hardware and software allow for increased magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) speed. This speed is crucial for MRI of the fetus, where motion degrades image quality. Single-shot sequences such as echo-planar and single-shot fast spin echo now are practical with most clinical scanners. This article reviews and illustrates the physics of fast magnetic resonance sequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, IL 60201, USA. QChen@ENH.Org
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity