Optimized spectrally selective steady-state free precession sequences for cartilage imaging at ultra-high fields

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 87-94

  Bieri, O ^a   Mamisch, T C ^b   Trattnig, S ^c   Kraff, O ^d   Ladd, M E ^d   Scheffler, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fat suppression; SSFP; Ultra high fields; Water excitation

Indexed keywords

FAT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIPID METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOFREQUENCY; STEADY STATE;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER;

EID: 41849133224     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-007-0092-0     Document Type: Article

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