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At this point we are ready for the MR experiment. Inside the magnet bore the patient acquires temporary magnetization, M (called longitudinal magnetization), under the influence of the static field B. However, the magnetization vector M cannot be measured directly; thus, in order to investigate the patient we need to disturb the steady state and to observe the course of M as it returns to equilibrium.
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(2009). Excitation Phenomena. In: Clinical MR Imaging and Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78023-6_5
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