title: Realignment capability of the nCPMG sequence.
abstract: The nCPMG sequence is based on a particular phase modulation of the refocusing pulse train, and was originally designed for rendering the spin echo amplitude insensitive to the initial magnetization phase. This pulse sequence has the peculiarity of being easily invertible, which enables perfect driven equilibrium experiments, in the absence of relaxation. This magnetization 'realignment' is effective for all three components. Hence the overall operation is transparent. Supporting theory is presented here, together with the first direct experimental proof of the claim. The experiment shows that, with the present stabilization sequence, perfect realignment is indeed made possible for a range of refocusing pulse nutation angles from 130° to 230°.
authors.affiliation: Global Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Palaiseau, France. patrick.leroux@med.ge.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Roux
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McKinnon
authors.forename: Y-F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents