Simple methods for the correction of T2 maps of phantoms

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1123-1129

  Lepage, M ^a   Tofts, P S ^b   Back S A J ^c   Jayasekera, P M ^a   Baldock, C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gel dosimetry; Image correction; Phantoms; T2 maps

Indexed keywords

FILLED POLYMERS; SCANNING;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; CORRECTION FACTORS; CORRECTION METHOD; GEL DOSIMETRY; IMAGE CORRECTION; PHANTOM MEASUREMENTS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; RESPONSE MATRIX METHODS;

PHANTOMS;

GELATIN; POLYMER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CALCULATION; DEVICE; DOSIMETER; GEL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM;

EID: 0035192527     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1308     Document Type: Article

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