A loop resonator for slice-selective in vivo EPR imaging in rats

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-134

  Hirata, Hiroshi ^a   He, Guanglong ^b   Deng, Yuanmu ^b   Salikhov, Ildar ^b   Petryakov, Sergey ^b   Zweier, Jay L ^b  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

In vivo EPR imaging; Rat; Resonator; RF magnetic field; Slice selective image

Indexed keywords

IN VIVO EPR IMAGING; RF MAGNETIC FIELDS; SLICE-SELECTIVE IMAGES;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; RATS; RESONATORS; SOLUTIONS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

3 CARBAMOYL 2,2,5,5 TETRAMETHYL 3 PYRROLINE 1 YLOXYL; 3-CARBAMOYL-2,2,5,5-TETRAMETHYL-3-PYRROLINE-1-YLOXYL; AMINE OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; RAT; SPIN LABELING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPIN LABELS;

RATTUS;

EID: 37049009460     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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