A fast B1-mapping method for the correction and normalization of magnetization transfer ratio maps at 3 T

NeuroImage

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 3015-3026

  Volz, Steffen ^a   Nöth, Ulrike ^a   Rotarska Jagiela, Anna ^a,b   Deichmann, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

B1 mapping; Magnetization transfer; Magnetization transfer ratio; MTR; RF inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER RATIO; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; BRAIN; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 73749088328     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.11.054     Document Type: Article

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