Simultaneous T2* and diffusion measurements with 3He

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 890-895

  Bock, Michael ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Helium 3; Hyperpolarized gases; T2*

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

DIFFUSION MEASUREMENTS; DIFFUSION-SENSITIZING GRADIENTS; EXPONENTIAL SIGNALS; HELIUM-3; HELMHOLTZ COIL; HYPERPOLARIZED; TRANSVERSAL RELAXATIONS; TWO PARAMETER;

DIFFUSION;

HELIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELAXATION TIME; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIFFUSION; HELIUM; HUMANS; ISOTOPES; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0030608754     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910380607     Document Type: Article

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