Comparison of spin-echo MR pulse sequences for imaging of the brain

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1617-1625

  Fellner, Franz ^a,b   Fellner, Claudia ^b   Held, Paul ^c   Schmitt, Rainer ^b  

^a Oberosterreichische L ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance, comparative studies; Magnetic resonance, technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFACTS; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031546035     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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