Rapid radiofrequency field mapping in vivo using single-shot STEAM MRI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 739-743

  Helms, Gunther ^a   Finsterbusch, Jürgen ^b   Weiskopf, Nikolaus ^c   Dechent, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human brain; Radiofrequency mapping; Stimulated echo

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; STEAM;

ACQUISITION MODES; HUMAN BRAIN; MINIMAL DISTORTION; QUADRATIC APPROXIMATION; QUANTITATIVE MRIS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS; STIMULATED ECHOS;

BRAIN MAPPING;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; DEVICE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 51449114690     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21676     Document Type: Article

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