Calibration of echo-planar 2D-selective RF excitation pulses

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1136-1145

  Oelhafen, Markus ^a   Pruessmann, Klaas P ^a   Kozerke, Sebastian ^a   Boesiger, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

2D selective excitation; Echo planar RF pulses; Eddy current; Gradient anisotropy; N 2 ghosting

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CALIBRATION; EFFICIENCY; TRANSMISSIONS;

EDDY-CURRENT EFFECTS; EXCITATION PROFILE; POTENTIAL GRADIENTS; RF PULSE; SELECTIVE EXCITATIONS; SENSITIVE TECHNIQUES; SPATIAL SELECTIVITY; SYSTEM IMPERFECTIONS;

EDDY CURRENTS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; EXCITATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETISM; MOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 7544243385     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20248     Document Type: Article

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