T1 weighted brain images at 7 Tesla unbiased for Proton Density, T2* contrast and RF coil receive B1 sensitivity with simultaneous vessel visualization

NeuroImage

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 432-446

  Van de Moortele, Pierre François ^a   Auerbach, Edwards J ^a   Olman, Cheryl ^a   Yacoub, Essa ^a   Uǧurbil, Kâmil ^a   Moeller, Steen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiabatic Inversion; B1; Bias correction; Brain imaging; Intensity correction; MP RAGE; T1 contrast; Ultra high field

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ALGORITHM; BRAIN; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER; VASCULARIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PROTONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 64049104382     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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