frequency encoding

fre·quen·cy en·cod·ing

in magnetic resonance imaging, a method of varying the magnetic field strength by location to encode the location of each voxel uniquely in one direction.

frequency encoding

The process of locating an MR signal in one dimension by applying a magnetic field gradient along that dimension during the period when the signal is being received.

fre·quen·cy en·cod·ing

(frē'kwĕn-sē en-kōd'ing) Locating a signal according to its frequency.