Centric scan SPRITE magnetic resonance imaging: Optimization of SNR, resolution, and relaxation time mapping

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-117

  Halse, M ^a   Rioux, J ^a   Romanzetti, S ^b   Kaffanke, J ^b   MacMillan, B ^a   Mastikhin, I ^a   Shah, N J ^b   Aubanel, E ^a   Balcom, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chirp z Transform; Conical SPRITE; MRI; Point spread function; Spiral SPRITE; T2* mapping

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAPPING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; OPTIMIZATION; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS;

CHRIP Z-TRANSFORM; CONICAL-SPRITE; RELAXATION TIME MAPPING; SPIRAL-SPRITE;

SCANNING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 2942596219     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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