Slice-selective J-coupled coherence transfer using symmetric linear phase pulses: Applications to localized GABA spectroscopy

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Shen, Jun ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Rotator symmetry; Spatial localization; Spectral editing

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM THEORY;

LINEAR PHASE PULSES;

COHERENT LIGHT;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVALUATION; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RADIO WAVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0042995356     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-7807(03)00112-5     Document Type: Article

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