Signal decay due to susceptibility-induced intravoxel dephasing on multiple air-filled cylinders: MRI simulations and experiments

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-271

  De Guio, François ^a   Benoit Cattin, Hugues ^b   Davenel, Armel ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Univ Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1   (France)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Field inhomogeneity; Intravoxel dephasing; Magnetic susceptibility; MRI simulation; Signal loss

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISPLAY SYSTEM; EMBEDDING; EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ANISOTROPY; ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

CARDINALIS;

EID: 49249097509     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-008-0119-1     Document Type: Article

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