A theoretical and experimental comparison of different techniques for B1 mapping at very high fields

R Pohmann, K Scheffler - NMR in Biomedicine, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
With the increasing use of ultrahigh‐field MR with multiple transmit channels, mapping of the
B1+ field has become a critical factor in many studies, leading to the publication of a large …

Confounder‐corrected T1 mapping in the liver through simultaneous estimation of T1, PDFF, , and in a single breath‐hold acquisition

NT Roberts, D Tamada, Y Muslu… - Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Quantitative volumetric T 1 mapping in the liver has the potential to aid in the
detection, diagnosis, and quantification of liver fibrosis, inflammation, and spatially resolved …

Mapping of low flip angles in magnetic resonance

F Balezeau, PA Eliat, AB Cayamo… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Errors in the flip angle have to be corrected in many magnetic resonance imaging
applications, especially for T1 quantification. However, the existing methods of B1 mapping …

Ultrafast 3D Bloch–Siegert B‐mapping using variational modeling

A Lesch, M Schlöegl, M Holler… - Magnetic resonance …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Highly accelerated B‐mapping based on the Bloch–Siegert shift to allow 3D
acquisitions even within a brief period of a single breath‐hold. Theory and Methods The B …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of radiofrequency channel numbers on B1+ mapping using the Bloch-Siegert shift method

Y Ren, Y Gao, B Qiu, X Nan, J Han - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of the channel numbers on the
performance of B 1+ mapping, by using the Bloch-Siegert shift (BSS) method. B 1+ mapping …

Large improvement in RF magnetic fields and imaging SNR with whole‐head high‐permittivity slurry helmet for human‐brain MRI applications at 7 T

SH Soon, X Li, M Waks, XH Zhu… - Magnetic resonance …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To optimize the design and demonstrate the integration of a helmet‐shaped
container filled with a high‐permittivity material (HPM) slurry with RF head coil arrays to …

New phase‐based B1 mapping method using two‐dimensional spin‐echo imaging with hyperbolic secant pulses

Y Lee, Y Han, HW Park, H Watanabe… - Magnetic resonance …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To propose a new phase‐based B1‐mapping method that exploits phase
information created by hyperbolic secant (HS) pulses in conventional 2D spin‐echo …

Characterization of phase-based methods used for transmission field uniformity mapping: a magnetic resonance study at 3.0 T and 7.0 T

F Carinci, D Santoro, F von Samson-Himmelstjerna… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Knowledge of the transmission field (B1+) of radio-frequency coils is crucial for high field
(B0= 3.0 T) and ultrahigh field (B0≥ 7.0 T) magnetic resonance applications to overcome …

A preparation pulse for fast steady state approach in Actual Flip angle Imaging

MA Zampini, J Sijbers, M Verhoye, R Garipov - Medical Physics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Actual Flip angle Imaging (AFI) is a sequence used for B1 mapping,
also embedded in the Variable flip angle with AFI for simultaneous estimation of T1, B1 and …

[HTML][HTML] Using the Probability Density Function-Based Channel-Combination Bloch–Siegert Method Realizes Permittivity Imaging at 3T

J Wang, Y Gao, SX Xin - Bioengineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Magnetic resonance electrical properties tomography (MR EPT) can retrieve permittivity from
the B 1+ magnitude. However, the accuracy of the permittivity measurement using MR EPT …