title: IDEAL-A fast single scan method for X pulse width calibration.
abstract: In line with the recent development of the rapid single scan technique to calibrate proton flip angle, a new method that allows calibration of X-nucleus pulse width in a single scan is presented. The method involves observation of the anti-phase coherence of a proton coupled to a hetero-nuclear X-spin with nutation pulses applied at the X-spin resonance frequency in a gated decoupling experiment. The X-spin nutation causes the well-known illusions of decoupling, enabling estimation of rf amplitude level and the method is, thus, dubbed as IDEAL.
authors.affiliation: Varian Inc, 3120 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94034, USA. nagarajan.murali@varianinc.com
authors.forename: Nagarajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murali
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002138:Calibration; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted