Intravascular magnetic resonance imaging using a loopless catheter antenna

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 112-118

  Ocali, Ogan ^a   Atalar, Ergin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; Intravascular MRI; MR catheter coil; MRI of arterial wall

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CATHETERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROBES;

ARTERIAL WALL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; INTRAVASCULAR; MR CATHETER COIL; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; RABBIT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0031023708     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910370116     Document Type: Article

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