Carotid magnetic resonance angiography: Improved image quality with dual 3-inch surface coils

Neuroradiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 403-408

  Faro, S H ^a,b,e   Vinitski, S ^b,e   Ortega, H V ^b,e   Mohamed, F B ^b,e   Chen, C Y ^c   Flanders, A E ^b   Gonzales, C F ^b,e   Zimmerman, R A ^d  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^e Neuro MRI/MRA Phys Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0029948321     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00607262     Document Type: Article

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