Exploring the bandwidth limits of ZTE imaging: Spatial response, out‐of‐band signals, and noise propagation

Zero echo time (ZTE) imaging with single‐pulse excitation is a fast, robust, and silent three‐dimensional (3D) method for MRI of short T2 tissues. In this technique, algebraic reconstruction serves to fill gaps in the center of k‐space due to finite acquisition dead time. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of this operation on depiction characteristics, noise behavior, and achievable bandwidth.

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