T2-weighted MR imaging of the uterus: Comparison of optimized fast spin- echo and HASTE sequences with conventional fast spin-echo sequences

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 211-215

  Gryspeerdt, Stefaan ^a   Van Hoe, Lieven ^a   Bosmans, Hilde ^a   Baert, Albert L ^a   Vergote, Ignace ^a   Marchal, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS;

EID: 0031859697     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.171.1.9648791     Document Type: Article

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