A combined analytical solution for chemical exchange saturation transfer and semi‐solid magnetization transfer

Off‐resonant RF irradiation in tissue indirectly lowers the water signal by saturation transfer processes: on the one hand, there are selective chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) effects originating from exchanging endogenous protons resonating a few parts per million from water; on the other hand, there is the broad semi‐solid magnetization transfer (MT) originating from immobile protons associated with the tissue matrix with...