High resolution T2-weighted imaging of the human brain using surface coils and an analytical reception profile correction

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 512-517

  Moyher, Susan E ^a   Wald, Lawrence L ^b   Nelson, Sarah J ^a,b   Hallam, Danial ^b   Dillon, William P ^b   Norman, David ^b   Vigneron, Daniel B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

B1 field mapping; Brain; Fast spin echo (FSE); High resolution; Image intensity correction; Surface coil

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031397674     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880070310     Document Type: Article

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