Optimization of on-resonant magnetization transfer contrast in coronary vein MRI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1849-1854

  Stoeck, Christian T ^a,b   Hu, Peng ^a   Peters, Dana C ^a   Kissinger, Kraig V ^a   Goddu, Beth ^a   Goepfert, Lois ^a   Ngo, Long ^a   Manning, Warren J ^a   Kozerke, Sebastian ^b   Nezafat, Reza ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

binomial pulses; coronary vein imaging; on resonant magnetization transfer

Indexed keywords

HEART;

BINOMIAL PULSES; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST IMPROVEMENTS; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER CONTRASTS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; THREE PARAMETERS;

MAGNETIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY VEIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER CONTRAST; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; TISSUE;

EID: 78649566131     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22581     Document Type: Article

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