Rapid NMR imaging of dynamic processes using the FLASII technique

Abstract

FLASH (Fast Low-Angle SHot) imaging is a new method for rapid NMR imaging which has been demonstrated to provide abdominal images without artifacts due to respiratory or peristaltic motions. The sequence typically employs 15° radiofrequency excitation pulses and acquires a free induction decay signal in the form of a gradient echo. Here FLASH images are recorded in the presence of dynamic processes with time constants even smaller than the measuring time of about 2 s for an image with a 128 × 128-pixel resolution. Experiments are carried out on flow phantoms and on rabbits yielding heart images without gating of the cardiac motion. © 1986 Academic Press, Inc.