## Abstract Various techniques for __k__‐space trajectory measurement have been described in the literature. Self‐encoding gradient techniques are time‐consuming due to the high number of phase‐encoding steps needed. The approach with localized slices is faster, but its use apparently has not been
A novel k-space trajectory measurement technique
✍ Scribed by Yantian Zhang; Hoby P. Hetherington; Ernest M. Stokely; Graeme F. Mason; Donald B. Twieg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 672 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0740-3194
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
A new k‐space trajectory measurement technique is proposed and demonstrated. This technique measures the __k‐__space trajectory, in seconds, using only a few readout lines, using phase values of acquired MR signals. As a result of the technique's efficiency, k‐space trajectory measurement using patient data becomes possible. The utility of this techniques is demonstrated in phantom and human studies at 4.1 T.
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