Contrast-enhanced MR angiography of supraaortic vessels: The effect of voxel size on image quality

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1021-1027

  Leclerc, Xavier ^b   Nicol, Lionel ^a   Gauvrit, Jean Yves ^c   Le Thuc, Vianney ^c   Leys, Didier ^c   Pruvo, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a Medical Division   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; OBSERVER VARIATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0034041554     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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