Ultra-high-field MRI of the musculoskeletal system at 7.0T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-269

  Regatte, Ravinder R ^a,b   Schweitzer, Mark E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Cartilage; MRI; Muscle; Relaxation times; Ultra high field

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MUSCULOSKELETAL DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 33846785601     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20814     Document Type: Review

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