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Parallel spectroscopic imaging with spin‐echo trains
Author(s) -
Dydak Ulrike,
Pruessmann Klaas P.,
Weiger Markus,
Tsao Jeffrey,
Meier Dieter,
Boesiger Peter
Publication year - 2003
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.10495
Subject(s) - ultrashort pulse , spin echo , k space , sensitivity (control systems) , ranging , image resolution , computer science , resolution (logic) , nuclear magnetic resonance , materials science , physics , algorithm , magnetic resonance imaging , optics , artificial intelligence , laser , medicine , radiology , electronic engineering , telecommunications , engineering
Abstract A reduction in scan time in spectroscopic imaging (SI) can be achieved by both fast and reduced k ‐space sampling. This work presents an ultrafast SI technique that combines the two approaches. The synergy of multiple spin‐echo (MSE) acquisition and sensitivity encoding (SENSE) enables high‐resolution SI to be performed within a clinically acceptable scan time. MSE‐SENSE‐SI with echo train lengths ranging from one to four echoes is evaluated with respect to SNR and spatial response function by means of in vitro experiments. It is shown that acquiring two spin‐echoes (SEs) per acquisition yields a good practical trade‐off among scan time, SNR, and spatial response. The clinical feasibility of the technique is demonstrated in a patient with an astrocytoma, and SI data are obtained with an image matrix of 24 × 24 in just over 2 min. Magn Reson Med 50:196–200, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.