A phase-sensitive method of flip angle mapping

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 889-894

  Morrell, Glen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

B1; Flip angle mapping; Mapping; Phase sensitive; RF field mapping

Indexed keywords

FLIP ANGLE; GRADIENT RECALLED ECHOS; PHASE SENSITIVE; PHASE-SENSITIVE METHODS; RADIOFREQUENCY EXCITATIONS; RF FIELDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL ACQUISITION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL VOLUME;

MAPPING;

ARTICLE; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FLIP ANGLE MAPPING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 53549085458     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21729     Document Type: Article

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