Effects of in-pulse transverse relaxation in 3D ultrashort echo time sequences: Analytical derivation, comparison to numerical simulation and experimental application at 3 T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-96

  Springer, Fabian ^a   Steidle, Günter ^a   Martirosian, Petros ^a   Claussen, Claus D ^a   Schick, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ernst equation for fast spoiled gradient echo sequences; In pulse relaxation effects; Measurement of longitudinal relaxation time; Ultrashort echo time imaging; UTE

Indexed keywords

BLOCH EQUATION; BONY STRUCTURES; DERIVED DATA; ECHO SIGNALS; ECHO TIME; EXCITATION PULSE; EXPERIMENTAL APPLICATION; FAST SIGNAL; FLIP ANGLE; FREE RELAXATION; GRADIENT ECHO SEQUENCES; LONGITUDINAL RELAXATION TIME; MR SCANNERS; NEW APPROACHES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; PULSE DURATIONS; RELAXATION EFFECT; RUNGE-KUTTA; SOLID MATERIAL; STEADY STATE SIGNAL; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIZATION; TRANSVERSE RELAXATION; TRANSVERSE RELAXATION TIME; UTE; WHOLE-BODY;

HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIZATION; MATERIALS; RELAXATION TIME; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; SCANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

EQUATIONS OF STATE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATISTICAL MODEL; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 77955927715     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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