Comprehensive quantification of signal-to-noise ratio and g-factor for image-based and k-space-based parallel imaging reconstructions

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 895-907

  Robson, Philip M ^a   Grant, Aaron K ^a   Madhuranthakam, Ananth J ^b   Lattanzi, Riccardo ^a,c   Sodickson, Daniel K ^d   McKenzie, Charles A ^e  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

g factor; Image noise; Image reconstruction; Parallel imaging; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PIXELS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPACE FLIGHT;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; CONVENTIONAL MEASUREMENTS; G FACTORS; IMAGE NOISE; K-SPACE TRAJECTORIES; PARALLEL IMAGING; PHASED ARRAY RECEIVER; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WHOLE BODY SCANNER;

EID: 53549094426     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21728     Document Type: Article

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