An unusual MR signal reduction artefact in an incompletely thawed cadaver spine specimen

Radiography

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-90

  Kurmis, Andrew P ^a,b   Slavotinek, John P ^c   Barber, Christine ^a   Smith, Lachlan ^a   Fazzalari, Nicola L ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Imaging artefact; Isotherm; MR artefact; Signal artefact; Signal dampening; Spine imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CADAVER; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 57649178717     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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