Low-power MRI by Frank-sequence excitation

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Amor, Nadia ^a   Blümich, Bernhard ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Frank function; Low power excitation; MRI; NMR; Polyphase perfect sequence

Indexed keywords

FRANK FUNCTION; HIGH FIELD MRI; LOW POWER; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYPHASE PERFECT SEQUENCE; RF EXCITATION; RF PULSE; RF-POWER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALGORITHM; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATIENT SAFETY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 79960699114     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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