Physics-based constraints for correction of geometric distortions in gradient echo EP images via nonrigid registration

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6144 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Li, Yong ^a   Xu, Ning ^a   Fitzpatrick, J Michael ^a   Morgan, Victoria L ^b   Pickens, David R ^b   Dawant, Benoit M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric distortion correction; Gradient Echo EPI; Intravoxel dephasing; Nonrigid registration

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DEFORMATION; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

GEOMETRIC DISTORTION CORRECTION; GRADIENT ECHO EPI; INTRAVOXEL DEPHASING; NONRIGID REGISTRATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 33745132728     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.652260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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