MP2RAGE, a self bias-field corrected sequence for improved segmentation and T1-mapping at high field

NeuroImage

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1271-1281

  Marques, José P ^a,b   Kober, Tobias ^a,c   Krueger, Gunnar ^a,c   van der Zwaag, Wietske ^a,b   Van de Moortele, Pierre François ^d   Gruetter, Rolf ^a,b,e  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CALCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROIMAGING; NOISE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 70949093907     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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