Modeling the influence of TR and excitation flip angle on the Magnetization Transfer Ratio (MTR) in human brain Obtained from 3D spoiled gradient echo MRI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 177-185

  Helms, Gunther ^a   Dathe, Henning ^a   Dechent, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast; Human brain; Magnetization transfer ratio; Optimization; T1 relaxation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; OPTIMIZATION;

ALGEBRAIC APPROXIMATION; CONTRAST; HUMAN BRAIN; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER RATIO; MATHEMATICAL TREATMENTS; RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS; T1 RELAXATION;

SATURATION MAGNETIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTRAST; EXCITATION FLIP ANGLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER RATIO; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ARTIFACT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; BRAIN; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953942924     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22379     Document Type: Article

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