Improvement of brain lesion detection at 0.1 T by simultaneous use of Gd-DTPA and magnetization transfer imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 268-274

  Ramadan, Usama Abo ^a,b   Aronen, Hannu J ^b   Tanttu, Jukka I ^c   Karjalainen, Pertti T ^b   Kairemo, Kalevi J ^b   Jääskeläinen, Juha ^b   Sipilä, Leena ^d   Häkkinen, Anna Maija ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Picker Nordstar Inc   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

bovine serum albumin; brain tumors; Gd DTPA; magnetization transfer

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CONTRAST MEDIA; MAGNETIZATION; MAMMALS; TUMORS;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; BRAIN TUMORS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; GD-DTPA; IMAGING PARAMETERS; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; PARAMAGNETIC CONTRASTS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROSS LINKING; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAGNETISM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0031012957     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910370222     Document Type: Article

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