Reducing ghosting due to k-space discontinuities in fast spin echo (FSE) imaging by a new combination of k-space ordering and parallel imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Carmichael, David W ^a,b   Thomas, David L ^b   Ordidge, Roger J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Fast spin echo; Ghosting; High field; Magnetic resonance imaging; Parallel imaging; Point spread function; Turbo spin echo

Indexed keywords

ARTEFACTS; FAST SPIN ECHO; GHOSTING; HIGH FIELD; PARALLEL IMAGING; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; TURBO SPIN ECHO;

IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SPIN DYNAMICS;

SPIN POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTIFACTS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 68049114476     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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