The influence of stimulated echoes on contrast in fast spin-echo imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 419-428

  Williams, C F M ^a   Redpath, T W ^a   Smith, F W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fast spin echo imaging; Hemorrhage; Slice profile; Stimulated echoes; Tissue contrast

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; COPPER SULFATE; MANGANESE SULFATE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0029884174     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0730-725X(95)02110-F     Document Type: Article

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