A simple, fast, and robust phase unwrapping method to unwrap MR phase images

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 21 IFMBE, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 487-490

  Tan, K C ^a   Kim, T H ^a   Chun, S I ^a   Shin, W J ^b   Mun, C W ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

array sequencing; digital image processing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Phase unwrapping

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; IMAGE PROCESSING; SOFTWARE TESTING;

ABSOLUTE PHASE; ARRAY-SEQUENCING; FIELD MAPPING; FLOW IMAGING; NOVEL ALGORITHM; PHASE UNWRAPPING; PHASE UNWRAPPING METHODS; STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 78349302631     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69139-6_123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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