Additive angle method for fast large-tip-angle RF pulse design in parallel excitation

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 779-787

  Grissom, William A ^a,c   Yip, Chun Yu ^a   Wright, Steven M ^b   Fessler, Jeffrey A ^a   Noll, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Large tip angle pulse; Multidimensional pulse; Parallel excitation; Pulse design; Transmit SENSE

Indexed keywords

MULTIDIMENSIONAL PULSE; PARALLEL EXCITATION; PULSE DESIGN; TIP ANGLE; TRANSMIT SENSE;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

ACCURACY; ADDITIVE ANGLE METHOD; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIMULATION;

EID: 41849146774     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21510     Document Type: Article

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