Chrispin A, Small P, Rutter N, Coupland R E, Doyle M, Chapman B, Coxon R, Guilfoyle D, Cawley M, Mansfield P
Pediatr Radiol. 1986;16(4):289-92. doi: 10.1007/BF02386864.
Echo planar imaging (EPI) is that form of magnetic resonance imaging which provides very short image acquisition times. EPI also provides very rapid sequential imaging. The EPI method is ideal for imaging the heart and thoracic content because images are devoid of cardio-respiratory motion artefact. Previously an analysis of transectional images has been presented. This paper is concerned with the study of the heart by the use of EPI constructions in the sagittal and coronal planes. Defining connections between ventricle and great artery is of cardinal importance in paediatric cardiology. EPI constructions in the normal heart, transposition, truncus arteriosus and right heart hypoplasia are presented and discussed.
回波平面成像（EPI）是磁共振成像的一种形式，它能提供极短的图像采集时间。EPI还能提供非常快速的序列成像。EPI方法对于心脏和胸部内容物成像非常理想，因为图像没有心肺运动伪影。此前已对横断面图像进行了分析。本文关注的是利用矢状面和冠状面的EPI结构对心脏进行研究。在小儿心脏病学中，确定心室与大动脉之间的连接至关重要。本文展示并讨论了正常心脏、大动脉转位、永存动脉干和右心发育不全的EPI结构。
