Accuracy of T1 measurement in dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI using two- and three-dimensional variable flip angle fast low-angle shot

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-171

  Brookes, Jason A ^a   Redpath, Thomas W ^a   Gilbert, Fiona J ^b   Murray, Alison D ^b   Staff, Roger T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Compartmental analysis; Contrast enhanced breast MRI; T1 measurement

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COPPER SULFATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; MANGANESE SULFATE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SLICE;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033040733     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2586(199902)9:2<163::AID-JMRI3>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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