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Imaging method and apparatus for obtaining spin-lattice relaxation time image utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance

  • US 4,620,154 A
  • Filed: 06/19/1984
  • Issued: 10/28/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for producing an image of a slice of an object relating to a spin lattice relaxation time T1 using a saturation-recovery method and an inversion-recovery method, comprising the steps of:

  • a. collecting a first data set from spin-echo signals using said saturation-recovery method;

    b. collecting a second data set from spin-echo signals using said inversion-recovery method;

    c. generating a first image from said first data set;

    d. generating a second image from said second data set; and

    e. generating a third image from a ratio of said first and second images.

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