Fast spin echo sequences with very long echo trains: Design of variable refocusing flip angle schedules and generation of clinical T2 contrast

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1030-1037

  Busse, Reed F ^a   Hariharan, Hari ^a   Vu, Anthony ^a   Brittain, Jean H ^a  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Echo stabilization; Fast imaging; RARE; T2 contrast; Variable flip angle

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGING; FAST IMAGING; FAST SPIN ECHOS; FLIP ANGLE; PULSE SEQUENCE; RAPID ACQUISITION; RARE; T2 CONTRAST;

SPIN POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 33646449765     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20863     Document Type: Article

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