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Pulseq-CEST: Towards multi-site multi-vendor compatibility and reproducibility of CEST experiments using an open source sequence standard
{The design of the preparation period is crucial for a CEST experiment, thus, a common, easy-to-use and vendor-independent file format to share exact preparation parameters is desirable. Here, we propose the use of Pulseq to define CEST parameters in an open source and human-readable file format. By providing a protocol database, a pulseq-compatible Bloch-McConnell simulation and a hybrid sequence using Pulseq for CEST preparation, we present a straightforward approach to standardize, share, simulate and measure different CEST preparation schemes, which are inherently completely defined.}
@misc{item_3319989, title = {{Pulseq-CEST: Towards multi-site multi-vendor compatibility and reproducibility of CEST experiments using an open source sequence standard}}, booktitle = {{2021 ISMRM \& SMRT Annual Meeting \& Exhibition (ISMRM 2021)}}, abstract = {{The design of the preparation period is crucial for a CEST experiment, thus, a common, easy-to-use and vendor-independent file format to share exact preparation parameters is desirable. Here, we propose the use of Pulseq to define CEST parameters in an open source and human-readable file format. By providing a protocol database, a pulseq-compatible Bloch-McConnell simulation and a hybrid sequence using Pulseq for CEST preparation, we present a straightforward approach to standardize, share, simulate and measure different CEST preparation schemes, which are inherently completely defined.}}, year = {2021}, slug = {item_3319989}, author = {Herz, K and Mueller, S and Zaitsev, M and Knutsson, L and Zhou, J and Sun, PZ and van Zijl, P and Scheffler, K and Zaiss, M} }