Optimized outer volume suppression for single-shot fast spin-echo cardiac imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1022-1032

  Le Roux, Patrick ^b   Gilles, Raymond J ^a   McKinnon, Graeme C ^c   Carlier, Pierre G ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (France)

^c GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Fast imaging; Fast spin echo; Outer volume suppression

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ALGORITHMS; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 0031758092     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880080505     Document Type: Article

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