STAR and STARFIRE for flow-dependent and flow- independent noncontrast carotid angiography

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-124

  Koktzoglou, Ioannis ^a,b   Edelman, Robert R ^a,b  

^a EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid arteries; Noncontrast; STAR; STARFIRE

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NONCONTRAST; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE; STARFIRE; TIME OF FLIGHT;

STARS;

FAT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PULSE RATE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL TARGETING WITH ALTERNATING RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL TARGETING WITH ALTERNATING RADIOFREQUENCY AND FLOW-INDEPENDENT RELAXATION ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 60349108621     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21769     Document Type: Article

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