Optimization of gray/white matter contrast with fast inversion recovery for myelin suppression: A comparison of fast spin-echo and echo-planar MR imaging sequences

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1653-1657

  Wolansky, Leo J ^a   Finden, Steven G ^a   Chen, Janet ^a   Hanna, Rafik ^a   Holodny, Andrei I ^a   Ahmad, Imtiaz ^a   Liu, Wen Ching ^a   Contractor, Sohail ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN DISEASES; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELIN SHEATH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0032706134     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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