Abstract
Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) in Medical Imaging is a relatively new approach to the diagnosis of tissue pathology. By analyzing contrast between signal intensities of two tissues, one can optimize the imaging technique. An interactive program has been implemented on a PDP 11/45 computer, manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation, that allows for computation and plotting of signal intensities of various pulse sequences for tissues with different NMR parameters (T1, T2, Proton Density). The options for display of tissue contrast can be:
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Contrast = Signal Intensity I-Signal Intensity II
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Contrast = (Signal Intensity I-Signal Intensity II)/SQRT of repitition time
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Contrast = (Signal Intensity I-Signal Intensity 2)/(Signal Intensity I + Signal Intensity 2)
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Franks, M., Chung-Bin, A. (1985). Interactive Computer Program for the Selection of Optimum Pulse Sequences in NMR Imaging. In: Lemke, H., Rhodes, M.L., Jaffee, C.C., Felix, R. (eds) Computer Assisted Radiology / Computergestützte Radiologie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52247-5_7
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