Method and apparatus for merging of nmr echo trains in the time domain
CA 2339936 A1 · Owner: Numar Corporation · Inventors: Prammer, Manfred G.; Menger, Stefan K.
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A new method and system to obtain enhanced-resolution NMR data by merging in , the time domain, different NMR pulse echo trains into a single echo train. The input echo trains may be acquired with different inter-echo spacing Te wait , time Tw, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) parameters that are optimized to correspond to both fast and slow portions of the T2 spectrum. The merged echo trains are inverted into complete T2 spectra in a single step. In a preferred embodiment the merging process does not require a priori information about T1 and the merged echo trains are optimized in with respect to T2 resolution. The method is preferably practiced with the latest generation of …
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