title: Physiological and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Balanced Steady-state Free Precession.
abstract: Balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) is a highly efficient pulse sequence that is known to provide the highest signal-to-noise ratio per unit time. Recently, bSSFP is getting increasingly popular in both the research and clinical communities. This review will be focusing on the application of the bSSFP technique in the context of probing the physiological and functional information. In the first part of this review, the basic principles of bSSFP are briefly covered. Afterwards, recent developments related to the application of bSSFP, in terms of physiological and functional imaging, are introduced and reviewed. Despite its long development history, bSSFP is still a promising technique that has many potential benefits for obtaining high-resolution physiological and functional images.
authors.affiliation: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Paul Kyu
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006257:Head / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio
keywords: Arterial spin labeling; FIESTA; Physiological MRI; TrueFISP; bFFE; bSSFP; fMRI