Echo-time independent signal modulations for strongly coupled systems in triple echo localization schemes: An extension of S-PRESS editing

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-112

  Kickler, Nils ^a,b   Gambarota, Giulio ^a,b   Mekle, Ralf ^a,b   Gruetter, Rolf ^a,b   Mulkern, Robert ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrate; Density matrix simulations; Difference spectroscopy; PRESS; Prostate; S PRESS; Strong coupling

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTION; COUPLED SYSTEMS; DENSITY MATRIX; DIFFERENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IN-VIVO; INDEPENDENT SIGNALS; LARGE-SIGNAL MODULATION; LINE SHAPE; LOCALIZATION SCHEMES; MR SIGNALS; MR SPECTROSCOPY; POINT RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIES; SPIN ECHO; STRONG COUPLING; STRONGLY COUPLED SPIN SYSTEM;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODULATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SPIN DYNAMICS;

PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

CITRIC ACID;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROSTATE;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CITRATES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROSTATE;

EID: 75749136832     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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