10.1371/journal.pone.0215210.g002 Ningzhi Li Ningzhi Li Linqing Li Linqing Li Yan Zhang Yan Zhang Maria Ferraris Araneta Maria Ferraris Araneta Christopher Johnson Christopher Johnson Jun Shen Jun Shen Bloch simulation of Mzss. Public Library of Science 2019 Monte Carlo simulations increase measurement precision Optimized four-flip angle measurements RF echo time-independent technique radio frequency pulse-driven relaxation MAR ZSS technique glutamatergic neurons matter-dominated medial prefrontal lobe intracellular environment scan time 2 x 2 x 2 cm 3 voxel glutamate T 2 2019-04-17 17:40:51 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Bloch_simulation_of_Mzss_/8008454 <p>Bloch simulation of longitudinal steady state magnetization (Mzss) temporal variation in one repetition time (TR) at different flip angle (FA) (unit: degree). Mzss achieved steady state much more quickly as FA increased. Short recovery of longitudinal magnetization during water suppression was compensated for in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0215210#pone.0215210.e001" target="_blank">Eq 1</a>. RD: recovery delay between PRESS and the interleaved RF and gradient pulses (iPFG) train.</p>