Reduction of respiratory motion artifacts in transverse relaxation rate (R2) images of the liver

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 69-76

  Clark, Paul R ^a   Chua Anusorn, Wanida ^a   St Pierre, Timothy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Iron; Liver; Magnetic resonance images; Motion artifact; Transverse relaxation rate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELAXATION PROCESSES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ARTIFACTS; RESPIRATORY MOTION;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

IRON; MANGANESE CHLORIDE;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER; LIVER LEVEL; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 10744232246     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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