Physiological and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Balanced Steady-state Free Precession.
10.3348/kjr.2015.16.3.550
- Author:
Sung Hong PARK
1
;
Paul Kyu HAN
;
Seung Hong CHOI
Author Information
1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea. sunghongpark@kaist.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
- Keywords:
bSSFP;
TrueFISP;
FIESTA;
bFFE;
Physiological MRI;
Arterial spin labeling;
fMRI
- MeSH:
Cervical Vertebrae/*blood supply/radiography;
Head/*blood supply/radiography;
Humans;
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/*methods;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods;
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2015;16(3):550-559
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) is a highly efficient pulse sequence that is known to provide the highest signal-to-noise ratio per unit time. Recently, bSSFP is getting increasingly popular in both the research and clinical communities. This review will be focusing on the application of the bSSFP technique in the context of probing the physiological and functional information. In the first part of this review, the basic principles of bSSFP are briefly covered. Afterwards, recent developments related to the application of bSSFP, in terms of physiological and functional imaging, are introduced and reviewed. Despite its long development history, bSSFP is still a promising technique that has many potential benefits for obtaining high-resolution physiological and functional images.
