MR RELAXOMETRY IMAGING - WORK IN PROGRESS

被引:22
作者
CARLSON, JW [1 ]
GOLDHABER, DM [1 ]
BRITO, A [1 ]
KAUFMAN, L [1 ]
机构
[1] TOSIBA AMER MRI INC,S SAN FRANCISCO,CA
关键词
BRAIN; MR; EXTREMITIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR); TECHNOLOGY; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.184.3.1509044
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Acquisition of relaxation rate dispersion curves from magnetic resonance images was demonstrated on a clinical, whole-body imaging system. Study of the behavior of relaxation rates over a range of field strengths probes the structural environment of imaged hydrogen protons and reveals information about the composition of tissue. The authors determined relaxation rates in extremities and heads of healthy volunteers. The sensitivity of the measurement is sufficient to obtain a distinctive relaxation rate dispersion behavior for different tissues.
引用
收藏
页码:635 / 639
页数:5
相关论文
共 9 条
[1]   RELAXOMETRY OF CALF LENS HOMOGENATES, INCLUDING CROSS-RELAXATION BY CRYSTALLIN NH GROUPS [J].
BEAULIEU, CF ;
CLARK, JI ;
BROWN, RD ;
SPILLER, M ;
KOENIG, SH .
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 1988, 8 (01) :45-57
[2]  
BEVINGTON PR, 1969, DATA REDUCTION ERROR, P242
[3]   SENSORY STIMULATION BY TIME-VARYING MAGNETIC-FIELDS [J].
COHEN, MS ;
WEISSKOFF, RM ;
RZEDZIAN, RR ;
KANTOR, HL .
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 1990, 14 (02) :409-414
[4]  
DAVIS PL, 1983, CANCER, V5, P433
[5]  
Koenig S. H., 1987, NMR SPECTROSCOPY CEL, VII, P75
[6]   MAGNETIC-FIELD DEPENDENCE OF 1/T1 OF PROTONS IN TISSUE [J].
KOENIG, SH ;
BROWN, RD ;
ADAMS, D ;
EMERSON, D ;
HARRISON, CG .
INVESTIGATIVE RADIOLOGY, 1984, 19 (02) :76-81
[7]   MAGNETOSTIMULATION OF VISION - DIRECT NONINVASIVE STIMULATION OF THE RETINA AND THE VISUAL BRAIN [J].
MARG, E .
OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE, 1991, 68 (06) :427-440
[8]   FIELD-CYCLING RELAXOMETRY - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS [J].
RINCK, PA ;
FISCHER, HW ;
VANDERELST, L ;
VANHAVERBEKE, Y ;
MULLER, RN .
RADIOLOGY, 1988, 168 (03) :843-849
[9]   NMR FIELD-CYCLING RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY OF BOVINE SERUM-ALBUMIN, MUSCLE-TISSUE, MICROCOCCUS-LUTEUS AND YEAST - N-14 H-1-QUADRUPOLE DIPS [J].
WINTER, F ;
KIMMICH, R .
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA, 1982, 719 (02) :292-298