Gaussian approximation in the theory of MR signal formation in the presence of structure-specific magnetic field inhomogeneities

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 236-247

  Sukstanskii, Alexander L ^a   Yablonskiy, Dmitriy A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FMRI; Magnetic resonance; Relaxation effects

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SIGNAL FORMATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0042030792     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-7807(03)00131-9     Document Type: Article

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