Imaging at higher magnetic fields: 3 T versus 1.5 T

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 549-564

  Boll, Daniel T ^a   Merkle, Elmar M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

1.5 T; 3 T; Contrast enhanced imaging; Diffusion weighted hepatobiliary imaging; Higher magnetic fields; Non contrast enhanced imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOBENIC ACID; GADOBUTROL; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE; GADOTERIDOL; GADOVERSETAMIDE; GADOXETIC ACID;

ARTIFACT; BREATH HOLDING; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG UPTAKE; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ARTIFACTS; BILIARY TRACT; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 78649271307     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2010.08.008     Document Type: Review

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