Perfusion imaging using FOCI RF pulses

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 938-943

  Yongbi, Martin N ^a,d   Branch, Craig A ^a,b   Helpern, Joseph A ^a,c  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

FAIR; FOCI; Hyperbolic secant; Perfusion; Slice profile

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FREQUENCY ALLOCATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

FAIR; FOCI; HYPERBOLIC SECANT; PERFUSION; SLICE PROFILE;

RATS;

ARTICLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; TISSUE PERFUSION;

EID: 0031753552     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910400622     Document Type: Article

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