Signal losses in diffusion preparation: Comparison between spin-echo, stimulated echo and SEASON

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-61

  Schick, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; MRI; SEASON preparation; Spin echo; Stimulated echo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MAGNETISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROMETRY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031740797     PISSN: 13528661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-8661(98)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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