Contrast-to-noise ratio of multiple slice spin lock technique: Prospects for liver imaging

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 911, 2003, Pages 788-791

  Halavaara, J ^a   Lukkarinen, S ^b   Sepponen, R ^b   Markkola, A ^c   Tanttu, J ^d  

^a JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Philips Medical Imaging   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER SLICE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; RELAXATION TIME; SPIN LOCK NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPLEEN; TISSUE SLICE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0344530448     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/28705135     Document Type: Article

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