title: k-Space partition diagrams: a graphical tool for analysis of MRI pulse sequences.
abstract: A new type of graphical tool for explaining and analyzing magnetic resonance imaging pulse sequences is developed and illustrated. This tool combines the partition diagram, which shows the evolution of multiple echoes with the application of multiple RF pulses, and k-space graphs, which show the evolution of the transverse magnetization as gradients are applied. The strength of the new tool lies in its ability to depict clearly the progression of complex imaging pulse sequences. Several complicated excitation sequences are used to illustrate this method.
authors.affiliation: Biophysics Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA. rwcox@mcw.edu
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D003626:Data Display; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity