A new strategy for imaging blood vessels in the legs using magnetic resonance imaging

Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 117-121

  Sabati, Mohammad ^a,b   Frayne, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fast imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Peripheral magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DATA ACQUISITION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

RENAL ARTERY BIFURCATIONS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036667164     PISSN: 08408688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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