Echo-Planar Imaging

**Definition:** A type of MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING that uses only one nuclear spin excitation per image and therefore can obtain images in a fraction of a second rather than the minutes required in traditional MRI techniques. It is used in a variety of medical and scientific applications.

**Tree numbers:** - E01.370.350.825.500.200

**Synonyms:** - Echoplanar Imaging - Echo-Planar Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echo-Planar - Echoplanar Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echoplanar