Contrast optimization of fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MR imaging in patients with high CSF blood or protein content

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 764-767

  Essig, Marco ^a   Bock, Michael ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

CSF blood and protein content; Early postoperative MR imaging; Fluid attenuated inversion recovery; Single voxel T1 relaxometry

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BRAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PROTEINS; RECOVERY; SURGERY; TUMORS;

CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; FLUID ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERIES; INVERSION RECOVERY; LONGITUDINAL RELAXATION TIME; MR IMAGING; PROTEIN CONTENTS; RELAXOMETRY; SURGICAL RESECTION;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CALCULATION; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEIN CONTENT; RELAXATION TIME; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0034055390     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(200005)43:5<764::AID-MRM21>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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