Transmit gain calibration for nonproton MR using the Bloch-Siegert shift

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1068-1072

  Schulte, Rolf F ^a   Sacolick, Laura ^a   Deppe, Martin H ^b   Janich, Martin A ^a,c   Schwaiger, Markus ^c   Wild, Jim M ^b   Wiesinger, Florian ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C; 3He; B1+; Bloch Siegert shift; Flip angle; Hyperpolarisation; Nonproton MRI; Transmit gain calibration

Indexed keywords

13C; 3HE; B1+; BLOCH-SIEGERT SHIFT; FLIP ANGLE; GAIN CALIBRATION; HYPERPOLARISATION; NON-PROTON;

AUTOMATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CALIBRATION;

CARBON 13; HELIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOCK SIEGERT PHASE SHIFT; CALIBRATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRANSMIT GAIN CALIBRATION; VALIDITY;

CALIBRATION; CARBON ISOTOPES; HELIUM; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80054058303     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1657     Document Type: Article

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