Intermolecular zero-quantum coherence imaging of the human brain
β Scribed by Rahim R. Rizi; Sangdoo Ahn; David C. Alsop; Sean Garrett-Roe; Marlene Mescher; Wolfgang Richter; Mitchell D. Schnall; John S. Leigh; Warren S. Warren
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 240 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0740-3194
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β¦ Synopsis
The first intermolecular zero-quantum coherence (iZQC) MR images of the human brain at 4T are presented. To generate iZQC images, a modified echo-planar imaging pulse sequence was used which included an additional 45 degrees RF pulse and a correlation gradient. The observability and nonconventional contrast of human brain iZQC images at 4T is demonstrated. Axial images are presented for various pulse sequence parameters, and a zero-quantum relaxation map is obtained.
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