1977/02/14 by P. Mansfield, P Mansfield · 5 citations
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #NMR spectroscopy and applications
paper · doi:10.1088/0022-3719/10/3/004
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A new method of two- or three-dimensional spin density imaging by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is proposed, which exploits the properties of spin echoes in time-dependent magnetic field gradients. An analysis shows that simultaneous observation and differentiation of signals, arising from all spins distributed in a plane or set of planes within the specimen, is possible. The method is thus capable of producing visual pictures faster than previously described planar imaging methods.