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Abdominal imaging with a modular combination of spin and gradient echoes
Author(s) -
Jakob P.M.,
Hillenbrand Claudia M.,
Kenn Werner,
Haase A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.10095
Subject(s) - modular design , computer science , image quality , resolution (logic) , artificial intelligence , preclinical imaging , magnetic resonance imaging , image (mathematics) , computer vision , radiology , medicine , in vivo , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , operating system
MR‐CAT (combined acquisition technique), a modular hybrid imaging concept, was introduced recently. In this article it is demonstrated that the CAT principles can be applied to form a versatile combination of spin and gradient echoes for abdominal imaging. This CAT approach, which essentially integrates RARE and EPI modules in a sequential fashion, was used to implement a set of segmented and single‐shot RARE/EPI‐CAT imaging techniques. CAT was used in in vivo studies to perform high‐resolution abdominal imaging in five healthy subjects. The results demonstrate the feasibility of abdominal imaging using the proposed CAT approach and the potential of this technique to reduce imaging time while preserving image quality. Magn Reson Med 47:425–432, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.