Fat suppression gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging of experimental articular cartilage lesions: Comparison between phase-contrast method at 0.23T and chemical shift selective method at 1.5T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-231

  Palosaari, Kari ^a   Ojala, Risto ^a   Blanco Sequeiros, Roberto ^a   Tervonen, Osmo ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cartilage, MR; Comparative studies; Fat Suppression; Knee, MR; Low field strength imaging; Magnetic resonance (MR); Water fat imaging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAT SUPPRESSION GRADIENT ECHO MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 0042711030     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10343     Document Type: Conference Paper

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