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spin echo

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Main Entry: spin echo
Function: noun
: a signal that is detected in a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, that is an echo-like replication of a free induction decayproduced by a planned series of radiofrequency pulses, and that can be used to extract more information from a test sample or subject than conventional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy—usually used attributively <spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine>; —compare GRADIENTECHO
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