Prostate magnetic resonance imaging: Multiexponential T2 decay in prostate tissue

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1166-1172

  Storås, Tryggve H ^a   Gjesdal, Kjell Inge ^b   Gadmar, Øystein B ^a   Geitung, Jonn T ^c   Kløw, Nils Einar ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Sunnmøre MR Clinic   (Norway)

^c Haraldsplass Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biexponential; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiecho; Prostate; T2 relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE;

EID: 55749104860     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21534     Document Type: Article

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