Comparison of SNR and CNR for in vivo mouse brain imaging at 3 and 7 T using well matched scanner configurations

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3972-3978

  DiFrancesco, M W ^a   Rasmussen, J M ^a   Yuan, W ^a   Pratt, R ^a   Dunn, S ^a   Dardzinski, B J ^a   Holland, S K ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3 T MRI; 7 T MRI; Contrast to noise ratio; Field strength dependence; Image quality; Mouse brain; Radiofrequency coils; Relaxometry; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMALS; SCANNING;

7 T MRIS; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; FIELD STRENGTHS; MOUSE BRAIN; RADIO FREQUENCY COILS; RELAXOMETRY;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOUSE; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 50449096341     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2968092     Document Type: Article

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