Anthropomorphic carotid bifurcation phantom for MRI applications

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 533-544

  Smith, Robert F ^a,b   Rutt, Brian K ^a,b   Holdsworth, David W ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomical model; Carotid bifurcation; Flow quantification; Magnetic resonance; Stenosis; Tissue mimic

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GEOMETRY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0032885271     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2586(199910)10:4<533::AID-JMRI6>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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