Quantitative assessment of an MR technique for reducing metal artifact: Application to spin-echo imaging in a phantom

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 398-401

  Lee, M J ^a   Janzen, Dennis L ^a   Munk, Peter L ^a   MacKay, Alex ^a   Xiang, Qing San ^b   McGowen, Allister ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artifact; Magnetic resonance imaging; MARS (metal artifact reduction sequence); Metal implants and hardware; Phantom; View angle tilting

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BONE PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; VOLUMETRY; WATER IMMERSION;

ARTIFACTS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METALS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 0034913209     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560100332     Document Type: Article

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