A NEW LOCALIZATION METHOD USING AN ADIABATIC PULSE, BIR-4

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作者
DEGRAAF, RA [1 ]
LUO, Y [1 ]
TERPSTRA, M [1 ]
MERKLE, H [1 ]
GARWOOD, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MINNESOTA, SCH MED, DEPT RADIOL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE SERIES B | 1995年 / 106卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1006/jmrb.1995.1040
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];
学科分类号
070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;
摘要
A new method is described for accomplishing localized spectroscopy with an adiabatic pulse, BIR-4. The method has advantages similar to previously described combinations of outer-volume suppression (OVS) and ISIS, with the additional advantages that localization is achieved with only three radiofrequency pulses and the localization remains accurate even in the presence of intense signals with short relaxation times. This new localization pulse sequence is referred to as integrated OVS-ISIS. Computer simulations, experimental images of the localized volumes, and in vivo H-1 spectroscopy measurements demonstrate the high degree of localization achievable with integrated OVS-ISIS. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.
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页码:245 / 252
页数:8
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