MRI methodological development of intervertebral disc degeneration: a rabbit in vivo study at 9.4 T

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1421-1432

  Noury, Fanny ^a   Mispelter, Joël ^b,c   Szeremeta, Frédéric ^a   Même, Sandra ^a   Doan, Bich Thuy ^a,d   Beloeil, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^c Centre Universitaire   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES SUBSTANCES NATURELLES   (France)

Author keywords

9.4 Tesla; Half birdcage type coil; In vivo study; Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration; MRI; Open resonator; Rabbit; RF coil design; Surface coil

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 55949115258     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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