Intervertebral disks on MR images: Variation in signal intensity with the disk-to-magnetic field orientation

Radiology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 143-147

  Hardy, Peter A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Magnetic resonance (MR), relaxometry; Spine, intervertebral disks; Spine, MR

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR DISK; MAGNETIC FIELD; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0029931524     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.200.1.8657902     Document Type: Article

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