Highly accelerated cardiovascular MR imaging using many channel technology: Concepts and clinical applications

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-102

  Niendorf, Thoralf ^a   Sodickson, Daniel K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular MRI; High field imaging; Many element coil arrays; Parallel imaging; Phased array technology

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38949155506     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-007-0692-0     Document Type: Review

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