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Some ‘Fast’ Terminology?
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Multi or single-shot
Related to number of TRs required to acquire FULL k-space
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Partial k-space
Speed up image sequence by NOT acquiring complete k-space
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Partial and Reduced Flip
Less than 90
°
flip angles and less than 180
°
refocusing pulses
respectively
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Echo Train
Closely spaced signal echoes (with a certain
echo spacing
) within
one TR
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Parallel Imaging
Use of multi-coil sensitivities to speed up image acquisition
Terms you will hear…