T2* and proton density measurement of normal human lung parenchyma using submillisecond echo time gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-252

  Hatabu, Hiroto ^a   Alsop, David C ^a   Listerud, John ^a   Bonnet, Mathieu ^a   Gefter, Warren B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest; Lung; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL IMAGING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

GRADIENT ECHO PULSE SEQUENCES; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PROTON DENSITY; ULTRASHORT ECHO TIME;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

PROTON;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DENSITY GRADIENT; HUMAN; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; TECHNIQUE; ARTIFACT; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG; METHODOLOGY;

ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0032587625     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(98)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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