The principles of quantification applied to in vivo proton MR spectroscopy

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-229

  Helms, Gunther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; MRS; QA; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; METABOLITES; MODAL ANALYSIS;

APPLIED (CO); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELSEVIER (CO); IN VIVO PROTON MR SPECTROSCOPY; IN-VIVO; INTERNAL REFERENCE; IRELAND; NUMERICAL VALUES; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

WATER;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IN VIVO STUDY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTIFACTS; BODY WATER; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN MAPPING; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 46749117933     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.02.034     Document Type: Review

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