Navigator-gated three-dimensional MR angiography of the pulmonary arteries using steady-state free precession

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 831-835

  Hui, Benjamin K ^a   Noga, Michelle L ^a   Gan, Kenman D ^a   Wilman, Alan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breathhold; Navigator; Pulmonary arteries; SSFP; Steady state free precession

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREATH HOLDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NAVIGATOR GATED THREE DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STEADY STATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUNTEER; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 20044390389     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20334     Document Type: Article

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