High Field Human Imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 519-529

  Norris, David G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anatomical imaging; Blood flow; Functional imaging; High field imaging; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD FLOW; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SPIN LABELING;

BRAIN; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 0242268584     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10390     Document Type: Review

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