Optimized Precision of Inversion-Recovery T1 Measurements for Constrained Scan Time

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 625-630

  Ogg, Robert J ^a,d   Kingsley, Peter B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Inversion recovery; Optimization; Relaxation; T1

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; OPTIMIZATION;

INVERSION RECOVERY; IR METHODS; MEASUREMENTS OF; RELAXATION; REPETITION TIME; SIGNAL AVERAGING; T1 RELAXATION; TIME CONSTRAINTS;

RECOVERY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME;

EID: 1542286628     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10734     Document Type: Article

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