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Basic and Advanced MR Pulse Sequence - Fundamental Understanding-

  • 장용민
    • 대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한자기공명의과학회 2002년도 제7차 학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.15-29
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    • 2002
  • MRI에서 펄스 시퀀스(pulse sequence)란 고주파 RF(radiofrequency) 펄스 및 경사자장(gradient) 펄스를 가하고 MR 신호를 획득하는 순서를 시간대별로 도식화 한 pulse diagram을 이야기한다. 이러한 pulse sequence는 실제로 영상을 획득하기 위한 RF amplifier, gradient amplifier 등의 하드웨어를 순차적(sequential)으로 구동하는 역할을 한다. 따라서 이러한 pulse sequence는 현재 임상적으로 사용되는 다양한 영상기법들을 이해하는데 필수적이다.

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악관절에 대한 자기 공명 영상의 연구 (A STUDY ON MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT)

  • 김형식;김재덕
    • 치과방사선
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.187-198
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    • 1990
  • Examinations of the temporomandibular joints were performed on a 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance (MR) system. An MR surface receiver coil 3 inch in diameter was placed on plastic frame, the patient's head being placed in the frame so that the coil was pressed against the temporal region. In taking advantage of the magnetic resonance imaging that has been studied briskly till now, author obtained the images of parasagittal and paracoronal planes about the temporomandibular joint by using MPGR (Multi-Planar Gradient Recalled), GRASS (Gradient Recalled Acquisition in the Steady State), and CSMEMP (Contiguous Slice Multiple Echo, Multi-Planar), that differ from the Spin Echo pulse sequence which the previous authors used. Five subjects with no symptoms of temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction were studied. The plane images obtained by these methods were compared with those by Spin Echo pulse sequence. The results were as follows: 1. The optimal repetition times (TR) and echo times (TE) for T.M.J. image were; a. 400 msec and 18 msec in PMGR pulse sequence. b. 40 msec and 12 msec in GRASS pulse sequence. c. 700 msec and 30 msec in CSMEMP pulse sequence. d. 500 msec and 20 msec in Spin Echo pulse sequence. 2. When the MPGR pulse sequence was using, T2-weighted image was obtained in very short time. On the image of the paracoronal plane by GRASS pulse sequence, meniscus showed the moderate signal intensity, and the meniscus and its anteromedial, posterolateral attachments were observed definitely with gray color. 4. The signal intensity of Spin Echo pulse sequence was equal to that of CSMEMP pulse sequence, but the image by CSMEMP pulse sequence showed relatively lower level in its resolution.

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T2 Relaxographic Mapping using 8-echo CPMG MRI Pulse Sequence

  • E-K. Jeong;Lee, S-H.;J-S. Suh;Y-Y wak;S-A. Shin;Y-K. Kwon;Y. Huh
    • 한국자기공명학회논문지
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.7-20
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    • 1997
  • The mapping of the spin-spin relaxation time T2 in pixed-by-pixel was suggested as a quantitative diagnostic tool in medicine. Although the CPMG pulse sequence has been known to be the best pulse sequence for T2 measurement in physics NMR, the supplied pulse sequence by the manufacture of MRI system was able to obtain the maximum of 4 CPMG images. Eight or more images with different echo time TEs are required to construct a reliable T2 map, so that two or more acquisitions were required, which easily took more than 10 minutes. 4-echo CPMG imaging pulse sequence was modified to generate the maximum of 8 MR images with evenly spaced echo time TEs. In human MR imaging, since patients tend to move at least several pixels between the different acquisitions, 8-echo CPMG imaging sequence reduces the acquisition time and may remove any misregistration of each pixel's signal for the fitting T2. The resultant T2 maps using the theoretically simulated images and using the MR images of the human brain suggested that 8 echo CPMG sequence with short echo spacing such as 17∼20 msec can give the reliable T2 map.

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불규칙 Pulse 신호의 전력 Spectrum (Power Spectrum of Jittered Random Pulse Train)

  • 최양희;김재경
    • 대한전자공학회논문지
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.10-13
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    • 1980
  • 위상흔들림이 있는 펀스신호의 전력 스펙트럼을 구하였다. 여기서 pulse sequence는 통계적으로 independent stationary이며 위상흔들림은 stationary Gaussian의 확률특성을 갖는 것으로 가정되었다. Unipolar pulse 신호에 있어서, 위상흔들림이 증가할 때에 전력 스펙트럼의 discrete 부분은 감소하지만 continuous 부분은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

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FPGA를 이용한 확률논리회로 A/D 컨버터의 구현 (FPGA implementation of A/D converter using stochastic logic)

  • 이정원;심덕선
    • 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한전자공학회 1998년도 하계종합학술대회논문집
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    • pp.847-850
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    • 1998
  • One of the most difficult problem of designing VLSI is a mixed-circuit design, that is to design circuit containing both analog parts and digital parts. Digital to analog converter and analog to digital converter is a typical case. Especially it can be a serious problem when mixed circuit are put into a large digital circuit like microcontroller. However nowadays this problem is settled by separating analog circuit parts outside the IC. This technique is based on converting a digital signal into a pulse sequence. Then an analog signal is obtained by averaging this pulse sequence at the external low-pass filter. An anlog to digital converter is designed using a stochastic logic instead of a traditional PWM (pulse-width modulation) signal and ins implemente dusing FPGa. Stochastic pulse sequence can be made as a simple circuits and moreover can be mathematically processed by simple circuits -AND gates. The spectral property of stochastic pulse sequence method is better than that of PWM method. So it make easy to design a external low-pass filter. This technique has important advantages, especially the reduction of the ADC cost.

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Computer-Aided Crafting of Pulse Shapes for Broadband Heteronuclear Decoupling in the presence of Homonuclear Coupling

  • Lee, Chang-Jae
    • 한국자기공명학회논문지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.36-43
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    • 1999
  • We present a pulse shape tailored for broadband decoupling for a system of spin-1/2's with scalar couplings as well. In crafting the pulse shape Coherent Averaging Theory and Fourier expansion method are used. The Fourier expansion coefficients are optimized numerically by applying the Simulated Annealing Method. The decoupling performance of the shaped pulse thus designed is then compared with the well-known composite pulse sequence, DIPSI-2. It is shown that the shaped pulse performs well even at the conditions where the DIPSI sequence begins to fail.

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Efficient baseline suppression via TIP and modified DEPTH

  • Hyun, Namgoong
    • 한국자기공명학회논문지
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    • 제26권4호
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2022
  • The baseline flattened NMR spectrum has been achieved by several methodologies including pulse manipulation with a series of phase cycling. The background signal inherent in the probe is also main source of baseline distortion both in solution and solid NMR. The simple direct polarization with 90° pulse flipping the magnetization from the z-axis onto the receiver coil requires the strong rf pulse enough to encompass the wide frequency range to excite the resonance of interest nuclei. Albeit the perfect polarization 90° pulse, the signal from the unwanted magnetic fields such as background signal can not be completely suppressed by suitable phase cycling. Moreover, slowly baseline wiggling signal from the low 𝛾 nuclei is not easy to eliminate with multiple pulse manipulation. So there is still need to contrive the new scheme for that purpose in an adroit manner. In this article new triple pulse excitation schemes for TIP and modified DEPTH pulse sequence are analytically examined in terms of arbitrary phase and flip angle of pulse. The suitable phase cycling for these pulse trains is necessary for the good sensitivity and resolution of the spectrum. It is observed that the 13C sensitivity TIP experiment is almost equal to the CP/MAS with modified DEPTH sequence, both of which are applicable to both solid and solution state NMR.

자기공명영상 왜곡에서 마스카라와 아이섀도의 영향 (Effects of the mascara and eye shadow on theMR image distortion)

  • 이현용;신운재;박병래
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2005
  • 목 적 : 마스카라와 아이섀도가 자기공명영상 획득시 artifact를 어느 정도 일으키는가를 알아보고, pulse sequence에 따른 영상 왜곡의 차이를 비교하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 실제 국내 여성들이 많이 사용 중인 3개 제조사의 제품 중 마스카라(M1, M2, M3)와 아이섀도(E1, E2, E3)를 선별하여 사용하였다. 자체 제작한 내경이 4 cm, 코일의 길이가 8 cm인 Tx/Rx 겸용의 quadrature type의 안장 코일을 사용하였다. 실험 1에서는 마스카라를 실험 2에서는 아이섀도를 실험 3에서는 마스카라에 아이섀도를 덧바른 후 영상을 획득하였다. Pulse sequence는 FSE(fast spin echo), SE(spin echo), GE(gradient echo)기법을 적용하였으며, 나타난 artifacts는 axial상에서 폭, sagittal상에서 길이를 각각 측정하였다. 각 sequence별로 측정된 영상왜곡 정도를 정량적 및 정성적으로 분석하였다. 결 과 : 마스카라와 아이섀도가 자기공명영상에서 부분적으로 artifact가 발생되어 영상왜곡을 유발하였다. Pulse sequence에 따른 artifact의 유발 정도도 다소 차이가 나타났다. 마스카라에 아이섀도를 덧바른 실험 3에서는 axial상에서 GE sequence에서 16.73 mm, SE에서 6.64 mm, FSE에서 6.19 mm의 폭으로 GE 기법에서 가장 많이 유발되었으며, SE, FSE 기법 순으로 높게 나타났다. sagittal상에서 GE sequence에서 22.84 mm, SE에서 18.15 mm, SE에서 17.81 mm의 길이로 GE 기법에서 가장 많이 유발되었으며, SE, FSE 기법 순으로 낮게 나타났다. 결 론 : 마스카라와 아이섀도로 화장한 여성의 뇌 및 안구 영상검사시 artifact가 영상진단에 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다. 뇌 및 안구 T2 강조영상을 얻고자 하는 경우는 pulse sequence를 GE보다 FSE 기법을 사용하는 것이 적합한 것으로 사료된다.

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A Novel M-ary Code-Selected Direct Sequence BPAM UWB Communication System

  • Bai, Zhiquan;Kwak, Kyung-Sup
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.95-98
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    • 2006
  • In this letter, a novel M-ary code-selected direct sequence (DS) ultra-wideband (UWB) communication system is presented. Our purpose is to achieve a high data rate by an M-ary code-selected direct sequence bipolar pulse amplitude modulation (MCSDS-BPAM) scheme. In this system, a particular DS code sequence is selected by the $log_2M$/2 bits from the DS gold code set. This scheme can accomplish both a high data rate without increasing the system bandwidth or changing the pulse shape and improve the BER with an increase of modulation level M even at a lower signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The receiver signal processing algorithm is given for an MCSDS-BPAM UWB system over an ideal AWGN channel and correlation receivers.

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유한 상태 머신 기반 레이더 신호의 펄스 반복 주기 검출 알고리즘 (A Detection Algorithm for Pulse Repetition Interval Sequence of Radar Signals based on Finite State Machine)

  • 박상환;주영관;김관태;전중남
    • 전자공학회논문지
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    • 제53권7호
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    • pp.85-91
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    • 2016
  • 레이더 시스템은 방사 신호의 탐지를 회피하기 위해 펄스 반복주기(PRI, Pulse Repetition Interval)와 PRI 패턴을 변조하고 있으며, 반대로 레이더 신호 탐지 시스템은 다양한 노력을 기울여 PRI와 PRI 패턴을 감지하려고 한다. 일반적으로 레이더 신호의 PRI 패턴을 검출하기 위해 펄스열의 도착시각에 대한 히스토그램 또는 자기 상관관계 기법으로 펄스 변조를 검출하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 유한 상태 머신 개념을 도입하여 펄스 반복주기를 검출하는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 이 알고리즘은 PRI 순서와 PRI 패턴을 찾을 수 있는 특징이 있다.