Double inversion black-blood fast spin-echo imaging of the human heart: A comparison between 1.5T and 3.0T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 648-655

  Greenman, Robert L ^a   Shirosky, John E ^a   Mulkern, Robert V ^b   Rofsky, Neil M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3T MRI; B1 mapping; Black blood imaging; Cardiovascular MRI; Fast spin echo; High field imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BLACK BLOOD IMAGING; BLOOD; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FAST SPIN ECHO; HEART; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TECHNIQUE;

BLOOD; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0038050726     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10316     Document Type: Article

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