APPLICATION OF INTERLACED ORIENTATION SLICES IN ORTHOGONAL PLANES FOR SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION AND AS A BASIS FOR STANDARDIZED BRAIN SECTIONS IN MULTIPLE-OBLIQUE POSITIONS

Interlaced acquisition of orthogonal spin‐echo orientation slices yields saturated intersection lines, which are available for a system characterization (spatial distortions, slice thickness, chemical shift displacement). Additionally, these scout images contain complete information for a transformation of the gradient coordinate system into the oblique coordinate system of the patient, bearing standardized planes for improved image interpretation and quantitative examinations. © 1990 Academic Press, Inc. Copyright © 1990 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company