Low field T(1ρ) imaging of myositis

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 385-391

  Virta, Anette ^a,b   Komu, Markku ^a   Lundbom, Nina ^a   Jääskeläinen, Satu ^a   Kalimo, Hannu ^a   Airio, Antti ^a   Alanen, Anu ^a   Kormano, Martti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle; Myositis; Spin lock; T(1 )

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; VOLUNTEER; ADIPOSE TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS;

EID: 0031596503     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(98)00004-6     Document Type: Article

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