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Open Source Contributions
While the full source code cannot be open-sourced - the pTx-Pulseq interpreter is built on open-source principles. We welcome contributions:
- Bug reports: Help us improve stability and compatibility
- Code contributions: Submit pull requests for review
- Feature requests: Suggest new capabilities and improvements
- Documentation: Improve guides and examples
- Testing: Validate sequences on different scanner configurations
Contributing guidelines: See our GitHub repository for detailed contribution instructions.
Getting Help

Quick Questions
Depending on the source of the question of problem, you can reach out for:
- Philips-specific interpreter: Philips GitHub
- Pulseq standard, C++ reader, or MATLAB library: Pulseq GitHub
- Python library: PyPulseq GitHub
Direct contact
Your idea, problem, question or suggestion could help others, so please use the above for them.
In case you need to contact the lead developer of the Philips interpreter directly:
Thomas Roos
Lead Developer & PhD Candidate
UMC Utrecht, Netherlands
High Field MRI Research Group
📧 t.h.m.roos-2@umcutrecht.nl
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by our partners:
CEA NeuroSpin PASTeUR pulses and pTx expertise
We thank the global Pulseq community for creating the foundation that makes vendor-neutral sequence development possible.
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