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This type of relaxation results in the restoration of longitudinal magnetization (Mz), as there is a transfer of energy from the spins to their environment (lattice). The 90° pulses (β) keep the entire bulk magnetization M on the xy plane, i.e., Mz = 0. When the β pulse is withdrawn, the magnetization vector M begins its course toward equilibrium with gradual growth along the z-axis toward the value M0 (Fig. 9).
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(2009). T1 Relaxation (Longitudinal or Spin-Lattice Relaxation). In: Clinical MR Imaging and Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78023-6_6
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