Linear least-squares method for unbiased estimation of T1 from SPGR signals

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 496-501

  Chang, Lin Ching ^a,b,c   Cheng, Guan Koay ^b   Basser, Peter J ^b   Pierpaoli, Carlo ^b  

^a Catholic University of America ^*  (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Estimation; Linear model; SPGR signals; T1; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; GRADIENT RECALLED ECHOS; LINEAR LEAST-SQUARES METHOD; LINEAR MODELING; LONGITUDINAL RELAXATION TIME; NOISE CONTRIBUTIONS; UNBIASED ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTIES;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CALCULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIMULATION; THEORY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 49049119048     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21669     Document Type: Article

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