The impact of field strength on image quality in MRI

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-62

  Rutt, Brian K ^a   Lee, Donald H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Magnetic field strength; Magnetic resonance imaging; ROC; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 0029680189     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880060111     Document Type: Article

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