Radiofrequency pulse design using nonlinear gradient magnetic fields

Kopanoglu, Emre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8982-4441 and Constable, R. Todd 2015. Radiofrequency pulse design using nonlinear gradient magnetic fields. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 74 (3) , pp. 826-839. 10.1002/mrm.25423

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Abstract

Purpose: An iterative k-space trajectory and radiofrequency (RF) pulse design method is proposed for excitation using nonlinear gradient magnetic fields. Theory and Methods: The spatial encoding functions (SEFs) generated by nonlinear gradient fields are linearly dependent in Cartesian coordinates. Left uncorrected, this may lead to flip angle variations in excitation profiles. In the proposed method, SEFs (k-space samples) are selected using a matching pursuit algorithm, and the RF pulse is designed using a conjugate gradient algorithm. Three variants of the proposed approach are given: the full algorithm, a computationally cheaper version, and a third version for designing spoke-based trajectories. The method is demonstrated for various target excitation profiles using simulations and phantom experiments. Results: The method is compared with other iterative (matching pursuit and conjugate gradient) and noniterative(coordinate-transformation and Jacobian-based) pulse design methods as well as uniform density spiral and EPI trajectories. The results show that the proposed method can increase excitation fidelity. Conclusion: An iterative method for designing k-space trajectories and RF pulses using nonlinear gradient fields is proposed. The method can either be used for selecting the SEFs individually to guide trajectory design, or can be adapted to design and optimize specific trajectories of interest.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) Psychology
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	0740-3194
Date of Acceptance:	1 August 2014
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2022 11:09
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/101045

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