In vivo 7.0-tesla magnetic resonance imaging of the wrist and hand: Technical aspects and applications

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-84

  Friedrich, Klaus M ^a   Chang, Gregory ^b   Vieira, Renata L R ^b   Wang, Ligong ^b   Wiggins, Graham C ^b   Schweitzer, Mark E ^c   Regatte, Ravinder R ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

7 tesla; Hand; MRI; Ultra high ?eld MRI; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HAND; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WRIST;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HAND; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDIAN NERVE; TENDONS; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 63749091440     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1202942     Document Type: Article

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