Imaging of short and ultrashort T2 and T2* tissues using clinical MRI systems

Imaging in Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-233

  Bydder, Graeme M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

short T2 tissue components; susceptibility; ultrashort echo time

Indexed keywords

METAL; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

ACCURACY; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BRAIN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; LIQUID; LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPINE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE;

EID: 77954104343     PISSN: 17555191     EISSN: 17555205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/iim.10.8     Document Type: Review

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