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Fat and water separation at 0.23 T using simultaneous shift selective imaging
Author(s) -
Hennig J.,
Friedburg H.
Publication year - 1986
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.1910030604
Subject(s) - separation (statistics) , chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , chromatography , computer science , physics , machine learning
Based on the principle of selective inversion of the fat or water signal we have developed a method which allows the simultaneous acquisition of separated fat and water images. In combination with multiecho techniques, this allows the determination of shift selective relaxation times. A detailed analysis of the relaxation behavior of a human leg at 0.23 T shows that T 2 of fat and water can differ by a factor of two or more. We think, that the potential of MRI for differential diagnosis can be greatly enhanced using our method. © 1986 Academic Press, Inc.