In vivo measurement of T2(*) and field inhomogeneity maps in the human heart at 1.5 T

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 988-998

  Reeder, Scott B ^a   Faranesh, Anthony Z ^a   Boxerman, Jerrold L ^a   McVeigh, Elliot R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac imaging; Echo planar imaging; Field inhomogeneities; Relaxation parameters

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY;

CARDIAC IMAGING; DEOXYGENATED BLOOD; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FIELD INHOMOGENEITY; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; INHOMOGENEITIES; RELAXATION PARAMETER; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES;

HEART;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETISM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VEIN;

EID: 0031862930     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390617     Document Type: Article

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