Motion suppression in MR imaging of the liver: Comparison of respiratory-triggered and nontriggered fast spin-echo sequences

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 225-231

  Low, Russell N ^a   Alzate, Gregg D ^a   Shimakawa, Ann ^b  

^a San Diego Imaging Medical Group   (United States)

^b GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0031021888     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.168.1.8976950     Document Type: Article

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