The influence of flip angle on the magic angle effect

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 593-596

  Zurlo, J V ^a   Blacksin, M F ^a   Karimi, S ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Flip angle; Magic angle effect; MR Artifacts; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENDON;

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE JOINT; ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TENDONS;

EID: 0033747436     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560000249     Document Type: Article

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