Imaging of diffusion and microcirculation with gradient sensitization: Design, strategy, and significance

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 7-28

  Le Bihan, Denis ^a   Turner, Robert ^a   Moonen, Chrit T W ^a   Pekar, James ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood vessels, MR studies, 17.1214; Blood, flow dynamics; Brain, MR studies, 10.1214; Brain, perfusion; Cerebral blood vessels, flow dynamics; Cerebral blood vessels, MR studies, 17.1214; Diffusion imaging; Echo planar imaging; Microcirculation imaging; Physics; Pulse sequences; Tissue characterization; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIFFUSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAIN; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROCIRCULATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0025718336     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880010103     Document Type: Review

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