Asymmetries of the balanced SSFP profile. Part I: Theory and observation

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 385-395

  Miller, Karla L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Balanced SSFP; Brain; Frequency distribution; Muscle

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHEMICAL SHIFT; MUSCLE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

ASYMMETRY; BALANCED SSFP; FREQUENCY CONTENTS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSIONS;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; IMAGE DISPLAY; MUSCLE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RELAXATION TIME; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSION; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 75749087564     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22212     Document Type: Article

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