P. Mansfield et al., ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING OF THE BRAIN AT 3.0-T - FIRST NORMAL VOLUNTEER RESULTS, Journal of computer assisted tomography, 18(3), 1994, pp. 339-343
Objective: To present the first echo-planar brain images of diagnostic
quality obtained at 3.0 T and to point out some of the problems exper
ienced in performing it. Materials and Methods: The results presented
were obtained on volunteers using an in-house designed and constructed
3.0 T EPI imager. Results: The results demonstrate the feasibility of
obtaining snapshot imaging comprising up to 256 x 256 pixels and corr
esponding to a spatial resolution of 0.75 x 0.75 mm(2) with a slice th
ickness of 2.5 mm. Conclusion: Potentially augmented diagnostic inform
ation can be obtained with high field EPI of the brain. Some susceptib
ility artifact is apparent at the bone-air interfaces as expected at 3
.0 T.