Improved blood suppression in three-dimensional (3D) fast spin-echo (FSE) vessel wall imaging using a combination of double inversion-recovery (DIR) and diffusion sensitizing gradient (DSG) preparations

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 398-405

  Makhijani, Mahender K ^a   Hu, Houchun H ^a   Pohost, Gerry M ^a   Nayak, Krishna S ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Black blood; Carotid; Diffusion sensitizing gradients; Double inversion recovery; Inner volume imaging; Vessel wall

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST SPIN ECHO VESSEL WALL IMAGING; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75749150912     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22042     Document Type: Article

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