Optimization of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography using an automated bolus-detection algorithm (MR SmartPrep): Original investigation

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 515-523

  Ho, Vincent B ^b   Foo, Thomas K F ^a  

^a General Electric Medical Systems   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancement; Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance; Technology; Vascular studies

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032471746     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199809000-00006     Document Type: Article

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