Evaluation of the RF field uniformity of a double-tuned 31P/1H birdcage RF coil for spin-echo MRI/MRS of the diabetic foot

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 427-432

  Greenman, Robert L ^a,c   Rakow Penner, Rebecca ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Tesla; Birdcage coil; Diabetes; Non proton MRI; RARE imaging

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METATARSAL BONE; MUSCLE CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

DIABETIC FOOT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METATARSUS; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES;

EID: 24744455898     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20372     Document Type: Article

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