Analysis and correction of gradient nonlinearity and B0 inhomogeneity related scaling errors in two-dimensional phase contrast flow measurements

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 126-133

  Peeters, Johannes M ^a   Bos, Clemens ^b   Bakker, Chris J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Flow quantification; Gradient nonlinearity; Hemodialysis; Image distortion; Phase contrast imaging

Indexed keywords

PHANTOMS;

FLOW QUANTIFICATION; GRADIENT NONLINEARITY; HEMODIALYSIS; IMAGE DISTORTIONS; PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; VELOCITY;

EID: 12144274440     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20309     Document Type: Article

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