Optimizing the point spread function in phase-encoded magnetic resonance microscopy

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part A: Bridging Education and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-36

  Webb, A G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phase encoding; Point spread function; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 18444365887     PISSN: 15466086     EISSN: 15525023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.a.20010     Document Type: Article

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