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Contrast from rotating frame relaxation by adiabatic pulses

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OSTI ID:918060

This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for modulating transverse and longitudinal relaxation time contrast in a rotating frame based on a train of radio frequency pulses.

Research Organization:
NIH; Keck Foundation; The MIND Institute; The National Foundation for Functional Brain Imaging; US Department of Energy
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN)
Patent Number(s):
7,279,899
Application Number:
11/244,815
OSTI ID:
918060
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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