A direct comparison of signal behavior between 4.0 and 1.5 T: A phantom study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-159

  Uematsu, Hidemasa ^a   Dougherty, Lawrence ^a   Takahashi, Masaya ^a   Butler, Norman S ^a   Song, Hee Kwon ^a   Ohno, Yoshiharu ^a   Gefter, Warren B ^a   Schnall, Mitchell D ^a   Hatabu, Hiroto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CNRs; Contrast agent; Higher magnetic field strength; Magnetic resonance imaging; SNRs

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

SIGNAL BEHAVIOR;

RADIOLOGY;

GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM CHELATE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVICE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0037300438     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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