Impact of incidental magnetization transfer effects on inversion-recovery sequences that use a fast spin-echo readout

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 825-829

  Meara, Simon J P ^a   Barker, Gareth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fast spin echo; Inversion recovery sequences; Magnetization transfer effects; MRI

Indexed keywords

INFRARED IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; MAMMALS; PHANTOMS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

BOUND WATERS; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; FAST SPIN ECHOS; INVERSION RECOVERY; LONGITUDINAL RELAXATION; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MULTI SLICES; REPETITION TIME;

RECOVERY;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CROSS LINKING; FAST SPIN ECHO IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM;

EID: 35048867303     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21338     Document Type: Article

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