Enhanced Overhauser contrast in proton-electron double-resonance imaging of the formation of an alginate hydrogel

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-107

  Barros Jr , Wilson ^a   Engelsberg, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alginate; Gelling process; MRI; Overhauser; PEDRI; T2 contrast

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; HYDROGELS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALGINATES; GELLING PROCESS; OVERHAUSERS; PEDRI; T2 CONTRAST;

RESONANCE;

ALGINIC ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON; HYDROGEL; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE TRANSITION;

ALGINATES; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRONS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROGEL; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATERIALS TESTING; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTONS;

EID: 33845980604     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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