| 摘要 |
A new technique for imaging a material with a high T2/T1 ratio such as articular cartilage uses driven equilibrium Fourier transform (DEFT), a method of enhancing signal strength without waiting for full T1 recovery. Compared to other methods, DEFT imaging provides a good combination of bright cartilage and high contrast between cartilage and surrounding tissue. Both theoretical predictions and images show that DEFT is a valuable method for imaging articular cartilage when compared to spoiled gradient recalled acquisition in the steady-state (SPGR) or fast spin echo (FSE). T2-decay, T1 recovery, echo time, magnetization density, proton density, and equilibrium density per proton are related by a derived equation.
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