A 'hi-fi' Cartesian feedback spectrometer for precise quantitation and superior performance

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-63

  Hoult, D I ^a   Kolansky, G ^a   Kripiakevich, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cartesian feedback; Distortion; Electronic feedback; MRI; MRS: quantitation; NMR; Selective pulse

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE MODULATION; PROBES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROMETERS; TUNING;

CARTESIAN FEEDBACK; DISTORTION; ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK; MRS; QUANTITATION; SELECTIVE PULSE;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 7544219584     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2004.07.019     Document Type: Article

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