SPLICE: Sub-second diffusion-sensitive MR imaging using a modified fast spin-echo acquisition mode

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 638-644

  Schick, Fritz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fast spin echo; Half Fourier acquisition; MRI

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

ACQUISITION MODES; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGES; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FAST SPIN ECHOS; FOURIER; PHASE CORRECTIONS;

SPIN POLARIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETISM; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0030920455     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910380418     Document Type: Article

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