Reduction of eddy-current-induced distortion in diffusion MRI using a twice-refocused spin echo

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 177-182

  Reese, Timothy G ^a   Heid, O ^b   Weisskoff, R M ^c   Wedeen, V J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c EPIX Medical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifact; Diffusion MRI; Eddy currents; Image distortion; Pulse sequence

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPIN POLARIZATION;

ARTIFACT; DIFFUSION ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION GRADIENTS; DIFFUSION MRIS; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; IMAGE DISTORTIONS; PHANTOM MEASUREMENTS; PULSE SEQUENCE;

EDDY CURRENTS;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM;

EID: 0037229177     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10308     Document Type: Article

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