B0 concomitant field compensation for MRI systems employing asymmetric transverse gradient coils.

Paul T WeaversShengzhen TaoJoshua D TrzaskoLouis M FrigoYunhong ShuMatthew A FrickSeung-Kyun LeeThomas K-F FooMatt A Bernstein

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2017)

A user-transparent method to compensate the zeroth-order concomitant field term by center frequency shifting is proposed and implemented. This solution allows all the existing pulse sequences-both product and research-to be retained without any modifications. Magn Reson Med 79:1538-1544, 2018. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

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