Equivalent cross-relaxation rate in magnetic resonance imaging. A novel physical parameter for evaluation of conditions of water in synthetic copolymer gels

Polymer Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 236-241

  Matsushima, Shigeru ^a   Takasu, Akinori ^a   Inai, Yoshihito ^a   Hirabayashi, Tadamichi ^a   Era, Seiichi ^b   Sogami, Masaru ^b   Kinosada, Yasutomi ^b  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 Hydroxyethyl methacrylate; Constrained water; Copolymer gel; Equivalent cross relaxation rate; Hydrophilicity; Magnetic resonance imaging; Methyl methacrylate; N vinyl 2 pyrrolidinone; Saturation transfer ratio

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RELAXATION; COPOLYMERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER;

COPOLYMER GELS; EQUIVALENT CROSS-RELAXATION RATE (ECR); SATURATION TRANSFER RATIO (STR);

GELS;

EID: 0035025870     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.33.236     Document Type: Article

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