Rapid three-dimensional multicomponent relaxation imaging of the cervical spinal cord

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 551-556

  Kolind, Shannon H ^a,b   Deoni, Sean C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

multicomponent relaxation; myelin; quantitative magnetic resonance imaging; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; MULTICOMPONENTS; MYELIN; MYELIN WATER FRACTIONS; QUANTITATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORDS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

RADIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTICOMPONENT RELAXOMETRY; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 78651498671     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22634     Document Type: Article

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