A quantitative study of the pixel-shifting, blurring and nonlinear distortions in MRI images caused by the presence of metal implants

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-27

  Bui, F M ^a   Bott, K ^b   Mintchev, M P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b General Electric Company Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ERRORS, ARTIFACTS AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMPLANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0040777318     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030919000294003     Document Type: Article

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