Implementation of quantitative perfusion imaging using pulsed arterial spin labeling at ultra-high field

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 874-882

  Gardener, A G ^a   Gowland, P A ^a   Francis, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASL; Optimization; Perfusion imaging; Quantification; Ultra high field

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING; FIELD STRENGTHS; IMAGE SIGNAL; PERFUSION IMAGING; PHANTOM EXPERIMENT; QUALITY OF FIT; QUANTIFICATION; ULTRA-HIGH FIELDS;

BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PULSED ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIN LABELING;

EID: 66249147519     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21796     Document Type: Article

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