Concatenated and parallel optimization for the estimation of T1 map in FLASH MRI with multiple flip angles

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1431-1436

  Wang, Defeng ^a   Shi, Lin ^a   Wang, Yi Xiang J ^a   Yuan, Jing ^a   Yeung, David K W ^a   King, Ann D ^a   Ahuja, Anil T ^a   Heng, Pheng Ann ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ernst formula; Fast low angle shot; FLASH; Longitudinal relaxation time; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FERROELECTRIC RAM; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; ERNST FORMULA; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; FAST LOW ANGLE SHOTS; FLASH; GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNITS; LONGITUDINAL RELAXATION TIME; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FAST LOW ANGLE SHOT MRI; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETERS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955291857     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22294     Document Type: Article

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