Time-Optimal Multidimensional Gradient Waveform Design for Rapid Imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-92

  Hargreaves, Brian A ^a,b   Nishimura, Dwight G ^a   Conolly, Steven M ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradient; Linear programming; Moment nulling; Rapid imaging; Spiral

Indexed keywords

CONVEX OPTIMIZATION; GRADIENT METHODS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

CONVEX OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; INTERACTIVE IMAGING; MOMENT CONSTRAINTS; NULLING; RAPID IMAGING; SPIRAL; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSIONS; TIME-OPTIMAL SOLUTION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TIME;

EID: 0346373772     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10666     Document Type: Article

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