Phase Labeling Using Sensitivity encoding (PLUS): Data acquisition and image reconstruction for geometric distortion correction in EPI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 650-658

  Techavipoo, Udomchai ^a   Lackey, John ^a   Shi, Jianrong ^a   Leist, Thomas ^a   Lai, Song ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EPI artifact; Field mapping; Geometric distortion correction; k space trajectory; Magnetic field inhomogeneity; Parallel imaging

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ACQUISITION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL ENCODING; SPACE FLIGHT;

EPI ARTIFACT; FIELD MAPPING; GEOMETRIC DISTORTION; K-SPACE TRAJECTORIES; MAGNETIC FIELD INHOMOGENEITIES; PARALLEL IMAGING;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PHASE LABELING USING SENSITIVITY ENCODING;

EID: 62649167796     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21871     Document Type: Article

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