Theoretical signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution dependence on the magnetic field strength for hyperpolarized noble gas magnetic resonance imaging of human lungs

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 221-229

  Parra Robles, Juan ^a,b   Cross, Albert R ^a,c   Santyr, Giles E ^a,c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Field dependence; HNG; Hyperpolarized noble gas; Lung imaging; MRI; Signal to noise ratio; SNR; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; CHEMICAL SHIFT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INERT GASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELAXATION TIME; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

FIELD DEPENDENCE; HYPERPOLARIZED; LUNG IMAGING; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUSCEPTIBILITY ARTIFACTS; SUSCEPTIBILITY DIFFERENCES; TRANSVERSE RELAXATION TIME;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

HELIUM; INERT GAS; XENON;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CALCULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 12844279813     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1833593     Document Type: Article

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