3D MR microscopy with resolution 3.7 μm by 3.3 μm by 3.3 μm

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 178-182

  Ciobanu, L ^a   Seeber, D A ^a   Pennington, C H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Micron resolution; MR microscopy; MRI microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSCOPY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 0036435755     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-7807(02)00071-X     Document Type: Article

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