Improved detectability in low signal-to-noise ratio magnetic resonance images by means of a phase-corrected real reconstruction

Medical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 813-817

  Perman, William H ^c  

^a GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024394344     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.596304     Document Type: Letter

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