Optimizing fast spin echo acquisitions for hepatic imaging in normal subjects

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 128-135

  Spritzer, Charles E ^a   Keogan, Mary T ^a   DeLong, David M ^a   Dahlke, Jerry ^b   MacFall, James R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b General Electric Medical Systems

Author keywords

Liver. MR; Magnetic resonance (MR). Comparative studies; Magnetic resonance (MR). Motion correction; Magnetic resonance (MR). Pulse sequences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0029681013     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880060124     Document Type: Article

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