Spin dephasing under nonlinear gradients: Implications for imaging and field mapping

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1120-1126

  Galiana, Gigi ^a   Stockmann, Jason P ^b   Tam, Leo ^b   Constable, R Todd ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

field mapping; gradient dephasing; gradient echo; image distortion; nonlinear gradients; nonlinear imaging; parallel imaging

Indexed keywords

MAPPING;

DEPHASING; FIELD MAPPING; GRADIENT ECHO; IMAGE DISTORTIONS; NONLINEAR GRADIENTS; NONLINEAR IMAGING; PARALLEL IMAGING;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

ARTICLE; IMAGING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 84859102196     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23085     Document Type: Article

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