Docket #: S08-094
MRI - Hyperpolarized 13C Dynamic Chemical Shift Imaging with Tailored Multiband Excitation Pulses
A method for performing magnetic resonance spectroscopy is described. The method generally includes applying a tailored multiband spectral-spatial radio frequency excitation pulse to a sample including a first species and at least a second species having a different resonant frequency than the first species. The multiband excitation pulse excites the first species according to a first amplitude and excites the second species according to a second amplitude that is substantially greater than the first amplitude. Data is acquired from the sample. The acquired data is then utilized to generate a spectroscopic output. By way of example, the spectroscopic output is a spectroscopic image. In particular embodiments, the data for the first and second species is acquired dynamically over an observation window of time.
Patents
- Published Application: 20100085046
- Issued: 7,795,868 (USA)
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