发明名称 |
BIR-4-S2 ADIABATIC RF PULSES, USE THEREFOR AND METHOD OF CREATING THE SAME |
摘要 |
Adiabatic RF pulses are very useful in MRI when precise flip angles are needed. Unfortunately, adiabatic pulses suffer from a long application time and a high SAR. In this article, we introduce a new concept to modify the usual adiabatic pulse into a "pseudo-adiabatic" pulse having a shorter application time and lower SAR. For example, a BIR-4 of 32 ms of application time and a relative SAR of 20 will be transformed into a BIR-4-S1 of 1 ms and relative SAR of 1. The new pulse obtained stays insensitive for a large B1 range but loses its slice selectivity to become a 3D pulse. Experimental results are presented to illustrate the sensitivity to B1 and B0.
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申请公布号 |
CA2276603(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.12.29 |
申请号 |
CA19992276603 |
申请日期 |
1999.06.29 |
申请人 |
CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L'UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL (CHUM) |
发明人 |
COTE, JEAN-CHARLES;BEAUDOIN, GILLES |
分类号 |
G01R33/48;(IPC1-7):G01R33/32;G01N24/08 |
主分类号 |
G01R33/48 |
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