Locally focused 3D coronary imaging using volume-selective RF excitation

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 171-178

  Yang, G Z ^a   Burger, P ^a   Gatehouse, P D ^a   Firmin, D N ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D RF excitation; 3D coronary angiography; Echoplanar imaging; Image reconstruction; Respiratory motion

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); HEART; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

3D CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY EXCITATIONS; RESPIRATORY MOTIONS; RF EXCITATION; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL REGISTRATIONS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0032904378     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(199901)41:1<171::AID-MRM24>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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