Contiguous slices in multi-slice MRI

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1985-11-07

1988-05-24

Noland, Tom

Electricity: measuring and testing

Particle precession resonance

Using optical pumping or sensing device

324314, G01R 3320

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047468637

ABSTRACT:
In a multi-slice magnetic resonance imaging system which employs a train of plural RF NMR nutation pulses, the frequency spectrum and/or magnetic gradient employed for succesive pulses is controlled so as to effect more nearly equal full-width-half-magnitude (FWHM) or other spatial dimensions of actual nuclei nutation variation versus distance curves for all of the slice selective nutation pulses. The result is a reduction of any "gap" of non-imaged volume disposed between the succession of selected MRI slice volumes.

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