Use of high flip angle in T1-prepared FAST sequences for myocardial perfusion quantification

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 507-514

  Vallée, Jean Paul ^a   Ivancevic, Marko ^a   Lazeyras, François ^a   Kasuboski, Larry ^b   Chatelain, Pascal ^a   Righetti, Alberto ^a   Didier, Dominique ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gadolinium; Heart; MRI; Regional perfusion; T1

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; STEADY STATE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0038005438     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1542-8     Document Type: Article

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