Simulation and optimization of pulsed radio frequency irradiation scheme for chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI-demonstration of pH-weighted pulsed-amide proton CEST MRI in an animal model of acute cerebral ischemia

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1042-1048

  Sun, Phillip Zhe ^a   Wang, Enfeng ^a,b   Cheung, Jerry S ^a   Zhang, Xiaoan ^b   Benner, Thomas ^a   Sorensen, A Gregory ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

amide proton transfer; chemical exchange saturation transfer; pH; radio frequency; stroke

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL SHIFT; FINANCE; IRRADIATION; PH; RADIO WAVES;

AMIDE PROTON TRANSFERS; CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION; PULSED RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY IRRADIATION; SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION; STROKE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CREATINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT; PROTON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PH; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIMULATION;

EID: 80052965440     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22894     Document Type: Article

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