Abstract
A variant of periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction (PROPELLER) MRI, called turboprop, is introduced. This method employs an oscillating readout gradient during each spin echo of the echo train to collect more lines of data per echo train, which reduces the minimum scan time, motion-related artifact, and specific absorption rate (SAR) while increasing sampling efficiency. It can be applied to conventional fast spin-echo (FSE) imaging; however, this article emphasizes its application in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). The method is described and compared with conventional PROPELLER imaging, and clinical images collected with this PROPELLER variant are shown.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 380-385 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2006 |
Keywords
- Diffusion
- MRI
- Motion
- Propeller
- Stroke
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging