Optimal control design of band-selective excitation pulses that accommodate relaxation and RF inhomogeneity

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 217, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-60

  Skinner, Thomas E ^a   Gershenzon, Naum I ^a   Nimbalkar, Manoj ^b   Glaser, Steffen J ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optimal control theory; RC SEBOB; Relaxation; Selective excitation; T 2 relaxation; T 1 relaxation

Indexed keywords

OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY; RC-SEBOB; RELAXATION; SELECTIVE EXCITATIONS; T 2 RELAXATION; T 1 RELAXATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY; RESONANCE;

CONTROL;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIO WAVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84859429343     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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