Parallel imaging of hyperpolarized helium-3 with simultaneous slice excitation

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 258-262

  Teh, Kevin ^a   Lee, Kuan J ^a   Paley, Martyn N J ^a   Wild, Jim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helium 3; Hyperpolarized; Lungs; Parallel imaging; Simultaneous slice

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION;

HELIUM-3; HYPERPOLARIZED; LUNGS; PARALLEL IMAGING; SIMULTANEOUS SLICE;

HELIUM;

HELIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG; LUNG VENTILATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 32544452200     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20778     Document Type: Article

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