Improved Resolution and Signal-to-Noise Ratio in MRI via Enhanced Signal Digitization

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 300-304

  Elliott, Mark A ^a   Insko, Erik K ^a   Greenman, Robert L ^a   Leigh, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digitization noise; Dynamic range; MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0031989597     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmre.1997.1319     Document Type: Article

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