Concomitant gradient terms in phase contrast MR: Analysis and correction

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 300-308

  Bernstein, Matt A ^a   Zhou, Xiaohong Joe ^a   Polzin, Jason A ^a   King, Kevin F ^a   Ganin, Alexander ^a   Pelc, Norbert J ^b   Glover, Gary H ^b  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concomitant field; Concomitant gradient terms; Maxwell terms; Phase contrast

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CONCOMITANT FIELD; CONCOMITANT GRADIENTS; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENTS; MAIN MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAXWELL TERMS; PHASE CONTRASTS; PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING; SPATIAL DEPENDENCE;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0031951298     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390218     Document Type: Article

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