Simulation of coupled-spin systems in the steady-state free-precession acquisition mode for fast magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopic imaging

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Starčuk, Zenon ^a   Starčukov, Jana ^a   Štrbǎk, Oliver ^a   Graveron Demilly, Danielle ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Coupled spin system; Density matrix simulation; Fast spectroscopic imaging; Magnetic resonance; Steady state free precession

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETISM; MOLECULES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPIN DYNAMICS;

BOLTZMANN EQUILIBRIUM; COUPLED SPINS; DENSITY MATRIX; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; MULTIPLE-QUANTUM COHERENCES; SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSIONS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 70350641712     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/10/104033     Document Type: Article

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