Quantitative T2 imaging of plant tissues by means of multi-echo MRI microscopy

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-196

  Edzes, Hommo T ^a   Van Dusschoten, Dagmar ^a   Van As, Henk ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional plant imaging; MRI; Multi echo imaging; NMR microscopy; Quantitative imaging; T2 imaging; Water density imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; WATER CONTENT; APIALES; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT STEM; TOMATO;

APIACEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS;

EID: 0031987350     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(97)00274-9     Document Type: Article

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