In-room imaging and MR planning

Echo-Planar-Imaging (EPI)

90 o

RF

Gx

Gy

Gz

T2* decay

Many applications: Perfusion MRI (ASL) fMRI (BOLD) Diffusion MRI Real-time imaging ..

• Entire k-space acquired in one shot • No 180 pulses => gradient echo instead of spin echo • Fastest Cartesian readout available (~50 ms)