Improved diffusion measurement in heterogeneous systems using the magic asymmetric gradient stimulated echo (MAGSTE) technique

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-183

  Sun, Phillip Zhe ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Background gradient; bPGSTE; Diffusion; Inhomogeneity; MAGSTE; Porous media; Pulsed field gradient

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; SURFACE AREA-TO-VOLUME RATIO;

DIFFUSION; GRADIENT METHODS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SIGNAL ENCODING;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; DIFFUSION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ARTIFACTS; DIFFUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR;

EID: 34447552645     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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