Artifacts in musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging: Identification and correction

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 179-191

  Peh, W C G ^a   Chan, Jimmy H M ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chemical shift; Imaging artifacts; Magic angle phenomenon; Magnetic resonance (MR) artifacts; MR imaging; Musculoskeletal system; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

PROTON; WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANATOMY; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; LIGAMENT; MAGNETISM; MOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION; TENDON;

ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0035042393     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560100341     Document Type: Article

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