Benefit of T1 reduction for magnetic resonance coronary angiography: A numerical simulation and phantom study

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 552-556

  Johansson, Lars O ^a   Fischer, Stefan E ^a   Lorenz, Christine H ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Coronary artery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Relaxation time

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032932986     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2586(199904)9:4<552::AID-JMRI7>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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