MR angiography of the carotic arteries: Influence of short and ultrashort echo times;Magnetresonanz-angiographie der Aa. carotides: Einfluß kurzer und ultrakurzer echozeiten

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Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 308-313

  Muller M F ^a   Wielopolski, P ^b   Teich Siewert, B ^b   Edelman, R R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2 D timo of flight technique; Carotid arteries; Echo times; MR angiography; Phase dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID SINUS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029992324     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1015660     Document Type: Article

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