Rapid and accurate measurement of transverse relaxation times using a single shot multi-echo echo-planar imaging sequence

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1031-1037

  Tyler, Damian J ^a   Moore, Rachel J ^a   Marciani, Luca ^a   Gowland, Penny A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EPI; Quantitation; Rapid measurement; Transverse relaxation

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DILUTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; STOMACH FUNCTION; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGINATES; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ANTACIDS; COPPER SULFATE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYSACCHARIDES; SILICIC ACID; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 3342959131     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2004.01.069     Document Type: Article

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