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ArticleNMR in biomedicine2026

Optimal Control-Based Generic Framework for Radiofrequency Pulse Design in MRI.

Emilio Molina, Hélène Ratiney, Eric Van Reeth

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Article in NMR in biomedicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Emilio MolinaINSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CREATIS UMR CNRS 5220, Inserm U1294, Lyon, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4758-9962
Hélène RatineyINSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CREATIS UMR CNRS 5220, Inserm U1294, Lyon, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0662-2172
Eric Van ReethINSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CREATIS UMR CNRS 5220, Inserm U1294, Lyon, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0534-3040

Funding

ANR ANR-11-INBS-0006ANR ANR-11-LABX-0063ANR ANR-22-CE45-0013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work proposes a general framework for the optimal design of radiofrequency pulses in MRI. Based on optimal control theory, it proposes a Python-based numerical implementation using state-of-the-art nonlinear optimization solver (IPOPT). This study proposes three main contributions. It allows the incorporation of hard constraints to the problem and their consistent integration into the optimization process. It proposes to express the pulse as wavelet coefficients which proves to be highly effective in an applicative context. Finally, an innovative approach to minimize the pulse peak amplitude is presented by taking advantage of the efficient constraint management. The proposed framework is made available through a Python package, along with Jupyter Notebooks to reproduce the paper results. It also allows external users to solve their own design problem, benefiting from the generality and flexibility of the proposed implementation. The efficacy of the proposed method is validated in the context of short-

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingRadio WavesSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedAlgorithmsadiabatic pulsesMRIoptimal controlRF pulsesshort‐

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PMID42104602
PMCPMC13156480

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