Design of broadband RF pulses with polynomial-phase response

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-175

  Schulte, R F ^a   Henning, A ^a   Tsao, J ^a   Boesiger, P ^a   Pruessmann, K P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Broadband RF pulses; Polynomial phase pulses; Shinnar Le Roux transformation; Very selective saturation

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYNOMIALS; PULSE TIME MODULATION;

PHASE FUNCTIONS; QUADRATIC PHASE;

BANDWIDTH;

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TIME;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIO WAVES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249938021     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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