Magnetic field dependence of the distribution of NMR relaxation times in the living human brain

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 131-147

  Oros Peusquens, A M ^a   Laurila, M ^a   Shah, N J ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

1.5 T; 3 T; 4 T; Age dependence of T1; Field dependence of relaxation times; Quantitative MRI; QUTE; Relaxation times; SE_MC; T1, T2, T*2; TAPIR; Volume coverage; Whole brain distribution of relaxation times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY; WHITE MATTER; WHOLE BODY MRI;

EID: 41849151392     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-008-0107-5     Document Type: Article

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