Two‐dimensional (2D) echo‐planar radiofrequency (RF) pulses are widely used for reduced field‐of‐view (FOV) imaging in applications such as diffusion‐weighted imaging. However, long pulse durations render the 2D RF pulses sensitive… Click to show full abstract
Two‐dimensional (2D) echo‐planar radiofrequency (RF) pulses are widely used for reduced field‐of‐view (FOV) imaging in applications such as diffusion‐weighted imaging. However, long pulse durations render the 2D RF pulses sensitive to off‐resonance effects, causing local signal losses in reduced‐FOV images. This work aims to achieve off‐resonance robustness for 2D RF pulses via a sheared trajectory design.
               
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