Influence of cardiac motion on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the liver

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 319-325

  Kwee, Thomas C ^a   Takahara, Taro ^a   Niwa, Tetsu ^a,b   Ivancevic, Marko K ^c,d   Herigault, Gwenael ^d   Van Cauteren, Marc ^d   Luijten, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b KANAGAWA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac motion; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; DWI; Dynamic; Liver; Pseudo anisotropy artifact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTIFACTS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MOVEMENT; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149161839     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-009-0183-1     Document Type: Article

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