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Accurate multislice gradient echo T1 measurement in the presence of non‐ideal RF pulse shape and RF field nonuniformity

Parker et al., 2001

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9071109773862008886
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Parker G
Barker G
Tofts P
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Magnetic Resonance in Medicine: An Official Journal of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

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A methodology is presented for estimating T1 using a two‐point technique with a standard multislice gradient echo sequence. The method explicitly corrects for the shape of the RF pulse and for spatial variations in transmitted RF field intensity. Including these factors in the …
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