Echo-Planar Imaging
| Definition: |
A type of MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING that uses only one nuclear spin excitation per image and therefore can obtain images in a fraction of a second rather than the minutes required in traditional MRI techniques. It is used in a variety of medical and scientific applications. |
| Notes: |
a type of magnetic resonance imaging; for coord see note on MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| Also Called: |
Echo-Planar MR Tomography |
| Previously Indexed: |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (1988-1992),Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1984-1987) |
Echo-Planar Imaging Definitions and Terms
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