An MRI method for measuring T2 in the presence of static and RF magnetic field inhomogeneities

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 872-876

  Yablonskiy, Dmitriy A ^a   Haacke, E Mark ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance; Susceptibility effects; Transverse relaxation

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL SYSTEMS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

GRADIENT ECHO; MR SIGNALS; RF MAGNETIC FIELDS; SIGNAL BEHAVIOR; SPIN ECHO; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; T2 RELAXATION; TRANSVERSE RELAXATION;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULSE RATE; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0030925243     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910370611     Document Type: Article

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