Water excitation as an alternative to fat saturation in MR imaging: Preliminary results in musculoskeletal imaging

Radiology

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 657-663

  Hauger, Olivier ^a   Dumont, Eric ^a   Chateil, Jean François ^a   Moinard, Maryse ^a   Diard, François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Joints, injuries; Joints, MR; Magnetic resonance (MR), fat suppression; Magnetic resonance (MR), technology

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 0036720375     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2243011227     Document Type: Article

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