Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the liver at 3.0 Tesla using tracking only navigator echo (TRON): A feasibility study

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1027-1033

  Ivancevic, Marko K ^a   Kwee, Thomas C ^a,b   Takahara, Taro ^b   Ogino, Tetsuo ^c   Hussain, Hero K ^a   Liu, Peter S ^a   Chenevert, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

3.0T; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; High field strength; Liver; Tracking only navigator echo; TRON

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESLA USING TRACKING ONLY NAVIGATOR ECHO;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 70350440663     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21939     Document Type: Article

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