Stefan Ropele1, Gernot Reishofer2
1Department of Neurology, Medical
University of Graz, Graz, Austria; 2Department of Radiology,
Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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new super-resolution (SR) method for field of view (FOV) shifted MRI is
presented. In contrast to previous attempts that are based on simple FOV
shifts only, the new method additionally modulates the longitudinal
magnetization within the imaging plane for each shift, thus allowing the
acquisition of new and independent k-space data. First SR experiments in a
geometric phantom and in brain tissue of two healthy volunteers clearly
demonstrate the feasibility and advantages of the new method, which has the
capability to break current resolution limits in MRI.
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