Field strength and dose dependence of contrast enhancement by gadolinium-based MR contrast agents

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 998-1004

  Rinck, P A ^a   Muller, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Mr field strength; Mr imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY;

BRAIN; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0032605215     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050781     Document Type: Article

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