High-resolution uniform MR imaging of finger joints using a dedicated RF coil at 3T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 240-247

  Kwok, Wingchi E ^a   You, Zhigang ^a   Monu, Johnny ^a   Seo, Gwysuk ^a   Ritchlin, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Finger joints; High resolution MRI; MR microscopy; Musculoskeletal MRI; RF receive coil

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY COIL; RADIOLOGIST; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 74049132232     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21984     Document Type: Article

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