Spatiotemporal Encoding With Nonlinear Gradient Hardware Using Pulseq: From Principles to Practical Demonstration
The generation of the SPEN-defining quadratic phase using nonlinear gradients is an advantageous alternative to conventional methods. This approach enables improved clinical applicability of SPEN, particularly for 3D and high-field MRI, by mitigating critical safety and timing limitations. Additionally, an implementation of the conventional method is provided open-source to support further research.
Authors
- Frank Zijlstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9184-7666)
- Jakob Hufschmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7623-9267)
- Sebastian Littin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8190-1761)
- Thomas C. Stieglitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7349-4254)
- Jens Gröbner
- Andreas Holl
- Shadi Tashakori
- Maxim Zaitsev
- Nils Schallner
Institutions
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.70277
- Primary Topic
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00