T1 Measurements incorporating flip angle calibration and correction in vivo

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-292

  Wang, Jinghua ^a   Qiu, Maolin ^a   Kim, Hyeonjin ^a   Constable, R Todd ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

RF calibration; RF inhomogeneity; Spin lattice relaxation time; SSGE

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CALIBRATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

RF CALIBRATION; RF INHOMOGENEITY; SPIN-LATTICE RELAXATION TIME; SSGE;

MAGNETIC RELAXATION MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 33749056186     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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