Removal of intravoxel dephasing artifact in gradient-echo images using a field-map based RF refocusing technique

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 807-812

  Chen, Nan Kuei ^b   Wyrwicz, Alice M ^a,b  

^a Center for MR Research   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradient echo image; Magnetic field inhomogeneity; RF refocusing technique; Slice dephasing artifact

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

DEPHASING; GRADIENT ECHO; INTERNAL GRADIENT; MAGNETIC FIELD INHOMOGENEITIES; PHASE RESPONSE; RADIO FREQUENCIES; REGION OF INTEREST; RF REFOCUSING TECHNIQUE;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THEORY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032851488     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(199910)42:4<807::AID-MRM25>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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