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NMR pulse sequence with burst RF excitation pulses having separately controlled phase

US5212448A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 1991
Grant dateMay 18, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/5617
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An NMR system acquires data for producing an image using a spin-warp burst excitation pulse sequence. RF phase and flip-angle of each RF excitation pulse in the burst is separately controlled to maximize the SNR of the corresponding set of acquired NMR echo signals. The phase and amplitude of each acquired NMR echo signal is adjusted by an amount determined by its corresponding excitation pulse before being used for image reconstruction.

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