PULSAR: A MATLAB toolbox for parallel magnetic resonance imaging using array coils and multiple channel receivers

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-36

  Ji, Jim X ^a   Jong, Bum Son ^a   Rane, Swati D ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

GRAPPA; Image reconstruction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Parallel imaging; PILS; SENSE; SMASH; SPACE RIP; Toolbox

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947527465     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20081     Document Type: Article

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