Improved MR images of arterial specimens by submersion in trichlorotrifluoroethane

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 790-796

  Chu, Kenneth C ^a   Martin, Alastair J ^a   Rutt, Brian K ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

arterial specimens; high resolution MR imaging; improved contrast; R 113

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARTERIAL SPECIMENS; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; HYDRATION LEVELS; IMPROVED CONTRASTS; INDUCTIVE NOISE; MR IMAGING; R-113; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

1,1,2 TRICHLORO 1,2,2 TRIFLUOROETHANE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SWINE;

EID: 0029864577     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910350522     Document Type: Article

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