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The integration of real and virtual magnetic resonance imaging experiments in a single instrument

Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 093709 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3202410

Published 23 September 2009

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Jonathan C. Sharp,1 Donghui Yin,2 Richard H. Bernhardt,2 Qunli Deng,1 Andrew E. Procca,2 Randy L. Tyson,1 Kan Lo,1 and Boguslaw Tomanek1
1Institute for Biodiagnostics (West), National Research Council of Canada, B153–3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
2Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, 435 Ellice Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Y6, Canada
We present the design of an integrated system for performing both real and virtual (simulated) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) experiments. We emphasize the approaches used to maximize the level of integration and also the benefits that tight real-virtual integration brings for a scientific instrument. The system has been implemented for both low field (0.2 T) and high field (9.4 T) imaging systems. The simulations can run for any MRI experiment and we demonstrate the operation of the system for T1, T2, T2*, and diffusion contrasts. ©2009 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 6 February 2009; accepted 20 July 2009; published 23 September 2009
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  • 07.57.Pt
    Submillimeter wave, microwave and radiowave spectrometers
  • YEAR: 2009

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