MR imaging of soft tissues adjacent to orthopaedic hardware: Techniques to minimize susceptibility artefact

Brain and Language

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 589-594

  Eustace, S ^a   Goldberg, R ^a   Williamson, D ^a   Melhem, E R ^a   Oladipo, O ^a   Yucel, E K ^a   Jara, H ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BONE SCREW; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 23744475809     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(97)80250-4     Document Type: Article

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