Auxiliary phase encoding in multi spin-echo sequences: Application to rapid current density imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-94

  Serša, Igor ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Auxiliary phase encoding; Current density imaging; Fast MR imaging; Sequence stability; Spin echo

Indexed keywords

IMAGE CODING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; PH EFFECTS;

AUXILIARY PHASE ENCODING; CURRENT DENSITY IMAGING (CDI); FAST MR IMAGING; SEQUENCE STABILITY; SPIN-ECHO;

CURRENT DENSITY;

EID: 36849087397     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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