Slice-selective broadband refocusing pulses for the robust generation of crushed spin-echoes

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 223, Issue , 2012, Pages 129-137

  Janich, Martin A ^a,b   McLean, Mary A ^c   Noeske, Ralph ^d   Glaser, Steffen J ^a   Schulte, Rolf F ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^d GE HEALTHCARE   (Germany)

Author keywords

BREBOP; Broadband refocusing; BURBOP; Chemical shift displacement error; Crushed spin echo; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Optimal control theory; Point resolved spectroscopy; Radiofrequency pulse

Indexed keywords

BREBOP; BROADBAND REFOCUSING; BURBOP; DISPLACEMENT ERRORS; OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY; RADIO-FREQUENCY PULSE; SPIN ECHO;

CHEMICAL SHIFT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

PULSE GENERATORS;

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PATHOLOGY; SPIN LABELING;

BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CALIBRATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMANS; LACTATES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 84865847101     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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