Method for a detailed measurement of image intensity nonuniformity in magnetic resonance imaging

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 952-960

  Wang, Deming ^a   Doddrell, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 D phantom; Characterization; Geometric distortion; Intensity nonuniformity; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Quality assurance (QA); RF coils

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; MAGNETISM; PHANTOMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RESONANCE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

GEOMETRIC DISTORTION; IMAGE INTENSITIES; INTENSITY NONUNIFORMITY; NEW MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRACTICAL METHOD; RF COIL; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 17844381354     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1869572     Document Type: Article

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