AN ASSESSMENT OF SPIN-ECHO ROTATING-FRAME IMAGING FOR SPATIALLY LOCALIZED DETERMINATION OF SHORT T2 RELAXATION-TIMES INVIVO

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作者
DIXON, RM [1 ]
STYLES, P [1 ]
机构
[1] JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP, MRC, BIOCHEM & CLIN MAGNET RESONANCE UNIT, OXFORD OX3 9DU, ENGLAND
关键词
T2; MEASUREMENT; ROTATING FRAME IMAGING; LIVER; IRON-OVERLOAD;
D O I
10.1002/mrm.1910290119
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The rotating frame method of localized spectroscopy can be augmented by the inclusion of a refocusing pulse to enable the measurement of T2 relaxation times. This technique is particularly appropriate for determining short relaxation parameters due to the absence of time consuming switched B0 field gradients. We have evaluated the accuracy of this protocol by measuring localized T2s in the range of 1 to 20 ms. Preliminary data obtained from muscle and liver of normal and iron overloaded human subjects are also presented.
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