Detection limits for ferrimagnetic particle concentrations using magnetic resonance imaging based proton transverse relaxation rate measurements

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Pardoe, H ^a   Chua Anusorn, W ^a   St Pierre, T G ^a   Dobson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; TISSUE;

BIOGENIC MAGNETITES;

FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

AGAR; DEXTRAN; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTRAST MEDIA; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037459542     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/6/401     Document Type: Article

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