Parallel MRI at microtesla fields

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-208

  Zotev, Vadim S ^a   Volegov, Petr L ^a   Matlashov, Andrei N ^a   Espy, Michelle A ^a   Mosher, John C ^a   Kraus Jr , Robert H ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

MEG; Parallel MRI; SENSE; SQUID; ULF MRI

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; SQUIDS;

FOURIER IMAGING; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; ULTRA-LOW FIELDS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HAND; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ARTIFACTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HAND; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 43949130420     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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