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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1987
Johannes H Den Boef, Eindhoven, NL;
U.S. Philips Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of making NMR images (density distributions, location-dependent spectroscopy) utilizing two alternating gradient fields whose gradient directions are mutually perpendicular. Thus, a two-dimensional 'plane' in the 3-D image frequency space can be filled with a uniform density of measurement points. Per FID signal more signal samples can be taken, resulting in a substantial reduction of the entire measurement procedure for a 3-D image. This method is very suitable for imaging of 3-D density distributions, 2-D or 3-D spectroscopy etc. The periods and the amplitudes of the alternating gradient fields are preferably the same; however, these fields are preferably phase-shifted 90.degree. with respect to one another.