Su Jin, Niu Xiao-dong, Yuan Xiao-yan. Derivation of the Signal of IR-EPI Sequences in MRI Using the Propagator Matrix[J]. 2018, 35(1): 6-8.DOI: 10.12052/gdutxb.170119.
Derivation of the Signal of IR-EPI Sequences in MRI Using the Propagator Matrix
The theoretical study of the signal in certain sequences is helpful to analyze the factors that affect the imaging quality and improve the imaging quality in magnetic resonance imaging. Bloch equation is one of the most universal methods to solve the dynamics behavior of nucleus in magnetic field. Bloch equation and its solutions can be written in matrix form. By acting on magnetization (the Vector M)
the propagator matrix that contains some parameters
such as main magnetic field
Radio Frequency pulse (RF)
relaxation time
can be used to calculate signal of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in different circumstances of MRI sequences.
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