Myocardial T*2 mapping free of distortion using susceptibility-weighted fast spin-echo imaging: A feasibility study at 1.5 T and 3.0 T

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 822-828

  Heinrichs, Uwe ^a   Utting, Jane F ^a   Frauenrath, Tobias ^a   Hezel, Fabian ^a   Krombach, Gabriele A ^a   Hodenius, Michael A J ^b   Kozerke, Sebastian ^c   Niendorf, Thoralf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BOLD; Cardiovascular MRI; Fast spin echo; Susceptibility; T*2 mapping

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MOTION COMPENSATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

BOLD; CARDIOVASCULAR MRIS; FAST SPIN ECHOS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FREE BREATHING; GRADIENT ECHO IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL AREAS; RESPIRATORY MOTIONS;

MAPPING;

OIL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; CAVA VEIN; FAST SPIN ECHO IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING; PHANTOM; ALGORITHM; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; GATED IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIN LABELING;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 69449086795     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22054     Document Type: Article

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