Steady state of gradient echo sequences with radiofrequency phase cycling: Analytical solution, contrast enhancement with partial spoiling

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-107

  Ganter, Carl ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phase cycling; Rapid imaging; RF spoiling; Spoiled gradient echo; Steady state

Indexed keywords

GRADIENT ECHO; PHASE CYCLING; RAPID IMAGING; RF SPOILING; STEADY STATE;

TISSUE;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG UPTAKE; GRADIENT ECHO SEQUENCE; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY PHASE CYCLING; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE;

EID: 30344464111     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20736     Document Type: Article

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