ABSTRACT
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is rapidly becoming accepted as a valuable diagnostic tool in modern radiology. MRI machine manufacturers have invested a great deal of effort in the development of the technology to produce high-quality two-dimensional imagery. However, MRI provides multidimensional (or multispectral) imagery due to the operator's ability to control extrinsic pulse sequence parameters. This ability to control pulse sequence parameters means that different tissue characteristics, as well as structural and functional information, can be emphasized. Development of techniques to exploit and effectively utilize this information presents a major challenge.
