A quantitative method for fast diffusion imaging using magnetization- prepared TurboFLASH

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 950-960

  Thomas, David L ^a,b   Pell, Gaby S ^b   Lythgoe, Mark F ^a   Gadian, David G ^a   Ordidge, Roger J ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Eddy currents; Magnetic resonance imaging; TurboFLASH

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION GRADIENTS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; TURBOFLASH;

EDDY CURRENTS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; RAT;

EID: 0031809323     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390613     Document Type: Article

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