Evaluation of time-of-flight and phase-contrast MRA sequences at 1.0 T for diagnosis of carotid artery disease: I. A phantom and volunteer study

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-277

  Cronqvist, M ^a   Stahlberg F ^a   Larsson, E M ^b   Lonntoft M ^b   Holtas S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; MR angiography; Phantom study; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

CAROTID STENOSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 0030137981     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859609177650     Document Type: Article

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