Signal enhancement by diffusion: Experimental observation of the "DESIRE" effect

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 252-256

  Ciobanu, Luisa ^a   Webb, Andrew G ^a   Pennington, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion enhanced MRI; Magnetic resonance histology; MR microscopy; Resolution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

DIFFUSION-ENHANCED MRI; MAGNETIC RESONANCE HISTOLOGY; MR MICROSCOPY; RESOLUTION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT STEM; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT STEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 4544368188     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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