3D non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography with balanced steady-state free precession dixon method

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 430-433

  Stafford, Randall B ^a,c   Sabati, Mohammad ^b,c   Mahallati, Houman ^b,c   Frayne, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balanced steady state free precession; Bssfp; Dixon method; Mr angiography; MRI; Multistation; Non contrast enhanced

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

BSSFP; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; DIXON METHODS; MR ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTISTATION; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSIONS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 38949187889     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21479     Document Type: Article

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