MR pulse sequence selection for optimal display of acrylic polymer phantoms

Radiography

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-182

  Kurmis, Andrew P ^a   Slavotinek, John P ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contrast separation; Edge delineation; Image assessment; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; POLYACRYLIC ACID; PROTON;

BATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIQUID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 3042773169     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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