Optimal time spacings for T2 measurements: Monoexponential and biexponential systems

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 297-305

  Shrager, R I ^a   Weiss, G H ^a,b   Spencer, R G S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Exponential biexponential decay curve; Relaxation time T2; Spin echo measurements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETICS; MATHEMATICS;

EID: 0031685086     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1492(199810)11:6<297::AID-NBM531>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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