Rapid calibration of nutation angles in MRI

Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system

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ABSTRACT:
Techniques for rapidly and accurately calibrating RF transmitter parameters in a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system obtain an estimate of flip (nutation) angle by determining a ratio of plural echo responses to a plural (e.g., three) RF pulse sequence. The ratio may be selected to be independent of relaxation times T.sub.1 and T.sub.2 so no relaxation waiting time between successive iterations is required. Accurate RF transmitter level calibration can be performed within on the order of three to five seconds. The techniques are robust and can discriminate flip angles over a wide range.

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