Local flip angle correction for improved volume T1-quantification in three-dimensional dGEMRIC using the look-locker technique

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 834-841

  Siversson, Carl ^a,b   Tiderius, Carl Johan ^a   Dahlberg, Leif ^a   Svensson, Jonas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B1 correction; Cartilage; dGEMRIC; Flip angle correction; Look Locker; T1 mapping

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARTILAGE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL LOCK LOCKER TECHNIQUE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 70349664435     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21906     Document Type: Article

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