title: Improved cardiac gating and ventilation timing in animal experiments.
abstract: In this work we present an improved solution for cardiac gating and ventilation timing in in vivo spectroscopic and imaging experiments. This approach makes use of a pulse conditioner to extract primary timing signals from noisy and fluctuating input signals. A timing controller is then used to set all additional timing outputs. Full feedback control is utilized in this timing controller to optimize both magnetic resonance and respiratory timing. Feedback control also helps ensure that timing errors will not occur during acquisition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pruski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abduljalil
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Robitaille
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005246:Feedback; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D001239:Inhalation / Q000502:physiology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D013997:Time Factors; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology