Two-dimensional ultrashort echo time imaging using a spiral trajectory

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-312

  Du, Jiang ^a   Bydder, Mark ^a   Takahashi, Atsushi M ^b   Chung, Christine B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blurring; Gradient precompensation; Short T2 relaxation; Spiral trajectory; Ultrashort TE

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAROTID ARTERY; CORTICAL BONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTIFACTS; BLOOD VESSELS; BONE AND BONES; BRAIN MAPPING; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 40049083116     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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