Magnetic field correlation as a measure of iron-generated magnetic field inhomogeneities in the brain

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 481-485

  Jensen, Jens H ^a   Szulc, Kamila ^a   Hu, Caixia ^a   Ramani, Anita ^a   Lu, Hanzhang ^a   Xuan, Liang ^a   Falangola, Maria F ^a,b   Chandra, Ramesh ^a   Knopp, Edmond A ^a   Schenck, John ^c   Zimmerman, Earl A ^d   Helpern, Joseph A ^a,b  

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

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aceruloplasminemia; Brain; Iron; Magnetic field correlation; Magnetic field inhomogeneities; MRI

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; IRON; IRON METALLOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ACERULOPLASMINEMIA; APPLIED FIELD; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN REGIONS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HEALTHY HUMANS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD INHOMOGENEITIES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

CERULOPLASMIN; IRON; NONHEME IRON PROTEIN;

ACERULOPLASMINEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM DISORDER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 60549108590     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21823     Document Type: Article

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