Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Reduced field-of-view excitation using second-order gradients and spatial-spectral radiofrequency pulses
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Ma, Chao Xu, Dan King, Kevin F. Liang, Zhi-Pei |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Journal: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine The performance of multidimensional spatially selective radiofrequency (RF) pulses is often limited by their long duration. In this article, high-order, nonlinear gradients are exploited to reduce multidimensional RF pulse length. Specifically, by leveraging the multidimensional spatial dependence of second-order gradients, a two-dimensional spatial-spectral RF pulse is designed to achieve three-dimensional spatial selectivity, i.e., to excite a circular region-of-interest in a thin slice for reduced field-of-view imaging. Compared to conventional methods that use three-dimensional RF pulses and linear gradients, the proposed method requires only two-dimensional RF pulses, and thus can significantly shorten the RF pulses and/or improve excitation accuracy. The proposed method has been validated through Bloch equation simulations and phantom experiments on a commercial 3.0T MRI scanner. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406253/pdf |
| Ending Page | 508 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 503 |
| e-ISSN | 15222594 |
| DOI | 10.1002/mrm.24259 |
| Journal | Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 69 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2012-04-05 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Rf Pulse Design Spatial-spectral Rf Pulse Reduced Fov Excitation Second-order Gradient Multidimensional Rf Pulse |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |