Randomly segmented central k-space ordering in high-spatial-resolution contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the supraaortic arteries: Initial experience

Radiology

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 583-588

  Willinek, Winfried A ^a   Gieseke, Jürgen ^a   Conrad, Rudolf ^a   Strunk, Holger ^a   Hoogeveen, Romhild ^a   Von Falkenhausen, Marcus ^a   Keller, Ewald ^a   Urbach, Horst ^a   Kuhl, Christiane K ^a   Schild, Hans H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteries, basilar; Arteries, stenosis or obstruction; Carotid arteries; Magnetic resonance (MR), k space; Magnetic resonance (MR), vascular studies

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036829410     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2252011167     Document Type: Article

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