Three-dimensional fluid pressure mapping in porous media using magnetic resonance imaging with gas-filled liposomes

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-512

  Morris, Robert H ^a   Bencsik, Martin ^a   Vangala, Anil K ^b   Perrie, Yvonne ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Liposome; Microbubble; MRI; Porous medium; Pressure

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; LIPOSOME; METHYLCELLULOSE; SILICA GEL;

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIA; GASES; GLASS; GLYCEROL; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHYLCELLULOSE; MICROBUBBLES; PERMEABILITY; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; POROSITY; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 34247398783     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.11.021     Document Type: Article

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