Multislice perfusion of the kidneys using parallel imaging: Image acquisition and analysis strategies

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1627-1636

  Gardener, Alexander G ^a   Francis, Susan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial spin labeling; Kidney perfusion; Parallel imaging; Perfusion imaging; SE EPI FAIR; True FISP FAIR

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING; KIDNEY PERFUSION; PARALLEL IMAGING; PERFUSION IMAGING; TRUE-FISP FAIR;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY; KIDNEY PERFUSION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PERFUSION; RADIOGRAPHY; SPIN LABELS; STANDARD;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SPIN LABEL;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PERFUSION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 77952709881     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22387     Document Type: Article

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