Intravascular contrast agent T1 shortening: Fast T1 relaxometry in a carotid volunteer study

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 363-368

  Bock, Michael ^a   Schulz, Jessica ^a,b   Ueltzhoeffer, Stefan ^a   Giesel, Frederik ^a   Voth, Matthias ^c   Essig, Marco ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

MR relaxometry; Pulse sequence optimization; Saturation recovery turboFLASH

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOFOSVESET;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51849137275     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-008-0134-2     Document Type: Article

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