Reduced power magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of the prostate at 4.0 Tesla

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-281

  Near, Jamie ^a,b   Romagnoli, Cesare ^a,b   Bartha, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endorectal coil; MRSI; Prostate; Surface coil array; Tranceive; VERSE

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADAR IMAGING; SPIN POLARIZATION;

ENDORECTAL COIL; MRSI; PROSTATE; SURFACE COILS; TRANCEIVE; VERSE;

UROLOGY;

CHOLINE; CITRIC ACID; CREATINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIMULATION;

EID: 60549112768     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21845     Document Type: Article

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