Pulsed magnetization transfer contrast in gradient echo imaging: A two-pool analytic description of signal response

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-103

  Pike, G Bruce ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross relaxation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer; Tissue relaxation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EQUATIONS OF STATE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUE;

ANALYTIC DESCRIPTIONS; CROSS RELAXATION; GRADIENT ECHO IMAGING; GRADIENT ECHO SEQUENCES; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; PULSED MAGNETIZATION; STEADY STATE SIGNAL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA;

SATURATION MAGNETIZATION;

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIMULATION;

EID: 0029993273     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910360117     Document Type: Article

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