PUPA: a pulse programming assistant for NMR imaging

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · IEEE Trans. Bio-Med. Eng.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.1987.325932· OSTI ID:6859398

Foxvog, D; Li, X; Vargas, J E; Bourne, J R; Sztipanovits, J; Mushlin, R; Harrison, C G

The design of pulse programs for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) experiments is tedious and complex, requiring a deep understanding of the interactions that exist between magnetic fields generated during an MRI experiment. This paper describes an intelligent system that understands how to construct the multichannel temporal sequences of pulses needed to control an MRI experiment. PUPA, the PUlse Programmers Assistant, provides assistance to a relatively naive user of MRI systems. Knowledge is coded in the form of rules and semantic networks. A natural language facility and menu system are provided for communication with the user.

• Research Organization: AT and T Bell Labs., Liberty Corner, NJ (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6859398
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Bio-Med. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 34:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
IMAGE PROCESSING
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PULSE TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
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