A technique for measuring blood flow by whole body nuclear magnetic resonance is described.
This method uses imaging gradient profiles that combine even echo rephasing with a …

… From the Hirst Research Centre, Picker International, Wembley, Middlesex (DJ Bryant and
JA Payne), and The National Heart Hospital, London (DN Firmin and DB Longmore), England…

It has been suggested that deposition of fat in the soft tissues surrounding the upper airway
may be an important factor in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in obese …

… Kilner PJ, Wann LS, Firmin DN, Longmore DB.Three directional magnetic resonance flow …
Mohiaddin RH,Yang GZ, Burger P, Firmin DN, Longmore DB. Automatic enhancement, …

PURPOSE Results from conventional T2-weighted spin-echo sequences were compared
with those obtained using fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) pulse sequences in …

Arterial compliance was measured in 70 healthy volunteers, 13 athletes, and 17 patients
with coronary artery disease. Magnetic resonance images were acquired at end diastole and …

Calculations of left ventricular stroke volume obtained by summing the areas of multiple
contiguous transverse magnetic resonance (MR) slices in systole and diastole using a spin echo …

Magnetic resonance (MR) can provide high-resolution tomographic images of the heart at any
part of the cardiac cycle. Tests on static and dynamic phantoms showed that the technique …

A brief overview of the history of the application of phase shifts in NMR, and in particular NMR
imaging, is presented. The imaging methods include direct phase mapping, Fourier flow …

… LONGMORE Magnetic Resonance Unit, The Royal Brompton National Heart … LONGMORE.
Age-related changes of human aortic flow wave velocity … AND DB LONGMORE. Magnetic …