Contrast enhancement and artifact reduction in magnetization-prepared MR angiography

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 266-272

  Deichmann, R ^a   Wiesmann, F ^a   Hillenbrand, C ^a   Hahn, D ^a   Haase, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY (MRA);

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0032677698     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1999)10:3<266::AID-IMA7>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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