Fast inversion recovery for myelin suppression (FIRMS)

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 176-179

  Wolansky, Leo J ^a   Chiang, Peter K ^a   Liu, Wen Ching ^a   Gonzales, Reynaldo N ^a   Holodny, Andrei I ^a   Baker, Stephen R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WHITE MATTER; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; FAST INVERSION RECOVERY FOR MYELIN SUPPRESSION; GRAY MATTER; HEALTH CARE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030792455     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jon199773176     Document Type: Article

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