A robust ultrashort TE (UTE) imaging method with corrected k-space trajectory by using parametric multiple function model of gradient waveform.

Ultra-short TE (UTE) sequences with radial sampling make it possible to visualize tissues with very short T2 decay times. The UTE sequence acquires an echo signal from the central to the outer parts of k-space and is very sensitive to small trajectory errors. Therefore, k-space errors caused by imperfections in the gradient system performance, such as gradient delay and waveform distortion, must be corrected.