title: MRI of fast-relaxing spins.
abstract: MR imaging of extremely fast-relaxing spins is currently a topic of much interest due to recent technical innovations and groundbreaking studies demonstrating its utility in biomedical research applications. From a technical perspective, this article examines the different classes of pulse sequences currently available to image spins with ultra-short transverse relaxation times (T2 and T2*), with particular attention focused on the newest member of the class, sweep imaging with Fourier transformation (SWIFT).
authors: The Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. gar@cmrr.umn.edu
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Garwood
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D053758:Nanoparticles; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted