Conventional two-dimensional Fourier transform spin-echo multislice imaging can be performed in a time efficient manner by taking advantage of the relatively long repetition time (TR) compared with the sequence time (i.e. the time from excitation to end of signal acquisition), to observe other slices. Thus, given a sequence time of 1/n of TR, n slices can be observed with no time penalty. For some applications, however, e.g. cardiac imaging, it would be desirable to collect data for all slices of interest simultaneously and not sequentially. One method of simultaneous multislice imaging has previously been proposed (Muller, 1988). This method uses a multifrequency rf pulse to excite all the slices of interest simultaneously. Separation of the slices is then achieved by addition or subtraction of the time domain signals by altering the phase of the slice selection pulses. For n slices, the basic imaging sequence has to be repeated n times. We present here an alternative method to acquire multislice images simultaneously using an additional slice gradient at the readout stage to separate the slices. As a modification of the spin warp imaging method (Edelstein et al, 1988), the 2-D FT spin-echo (SE) imaging pulse sequence is widely used in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Three gradients are used in the sequence, one for frequency encoding, one for phase encoding, and one for slice selection. Usually the three gradients are orthogonal to each other and usually denoted as G x, G y and G z for the read, phase and slice gradients respectively.