High resolution MRI of the deep brain vascular anatomy at 8 Tesla: Susceptibility-based enhancement of the venous structures

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 857-866

  Christoforidis, Gregory A ^a   Bourekas, Eric C ^a   Baujan, Melissa ^a   Abduljalil, Amir M ^a   Kangarlu, Allahyar ^a   Spigos, Dimitri G ^a   Chakeres, Donald W ^a   Robitaille, Pierre Marie L ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Blood flow; Brain; Gradient echo; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging, techniques; Tesla; Vascular system

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETISM; PERFORATORS; RESONANCE;

ANATOMY; BLOOD FLOW; GRADIENT ECHO; HIGH RESOLUTION; HUMAN BRAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, TECHNIQUE; TESLA; ULTRA HIGH FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VASCULAR ANATOMY; VASCULAR SYSTEM;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETISM; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032748003     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199911000-00008     Document Type: Article

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