Magnetization transfer magnetic resonance imaging: A clinical review

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 214-230

  Mehta, Rahul C ^a   Pike, G Bruce ^a   Enzmann, Dieter R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen proton pool; Magnetization transfer; Magnetization transfer contrast; Neuroradiological applications

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; HYDROGEN; PROTON;

AGE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BRAIN; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICS;

EID: 0029760554     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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