FIG 1. SSFP image in human volunteer. The image was produced in 253 milliseconds (four frames per second), with the following parameters: TR/TE, 4.4/2.2/90; flip angle, 192 x 256; section thickness, 10 mm; FOV, 200 mm; 80% reduced FOV; 60% image; and 50% keyhole. Note the paucity of CSF pulsation artifact or magnetic susceptibility effects at the skull base.