Isotropic high spatial resolution magnetic resonance angiography of the supra-aortic arteries using two-dimensional parallel imaging (iPAT2) at 3 tesla: A feasibility study

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 545-552

  Fenchel, Michael ^a,b   Nael, Kambiz ^b   Ruehm, Stefan ^b   Finn, J Paul ^b   Miller, Stephan ^a   Laub, Gerhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Tesla; GRAPPA; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance angiography; MRA; Parallel imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33747813462     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000215435.28349.31     Document Type: Article

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