Optimized and combined T1 and B1 mapping technique for fast and accurate T1 quantification in contrast-enhanced abdominal MRI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 568-576

  Treier, Reto ^a   Steingoetter, Andreas ^a   Fried, Michael ^b   Schwizer, Werner ^b   Boesiger, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abdominal contrast enhanced MRI; B1 mapping; Fast T1 mapping; Optimization methods; Variable flip angle technique

Indexed keywords

MAPPING;

B1 MAPPING; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; FLIP ANGLE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PARAMAGNETIC CONTRASTS; VASCULAR PERMEABILITY;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM 1,4,7,10-TETRAAZACYCLODODECANE-N,N',N'',N'''-TETRAACETATE; GADOTERIC ACID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DILUTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TISSUE PERFUSION; ABDOMEN; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; STOMACH;

ABDOMEN; CONTRAST MEDIA; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STOMACH;

EID: 33847765063     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21177     Document Type: Article

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