Accuracy and reproducibility of phase-contrast MR imaging measurements for CSF flow

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1331-1336

  Wentland, Andrew L ^a   Wieben, O ^a   Korosec, F R ^a   Haughton, V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; REPRODUCIBILITY; VELOCITY;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955631516     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2039     Document Type: Article

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