Correction of frequency and phase variations induced by eddy currents in localized spectroscopy with multiple echo times

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 174-178

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Marenco, Stefano ^a   Shen, Jun ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Frequency and phase correction; In vivo spectroscopy; Measurement of glutamate; Water reference

Indexed keywords

CONCOMITANT PHASE; IN-VIVO SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE CORRECTIONS; RELATIVE INTENSITY RATIO; RESIDUAL EDDIES; SAMPLING WINDOWS; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; TIME-VARYING MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EDDY CURRENTS;

CHOLINE; CREATINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHYL GROUP; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHANTOM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 34547806269     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21265     Document Type: Article

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