Fast multislice pH-weighted chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI with Unevenly segmented RF irradiation

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 588-594

  Sun, Phillip Zhe ^a   Cheung, Jerry S ^a   Wang, Enfeng ^a,b   Benner, Thomas ^a   Sorensen, A Gregory ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acute ischemia; amide proton transfer (APT); chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST); pH; stroke

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IRRADIATION; PH; PROTON TRANSFER;

ACUTE ISCHEMIA; AMIDE PROTON TRANSFERS; CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; MICROENVIRONMENTS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY IRRADIATION; STROKE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AMIDE;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER MRI; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STEADY STATE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79251563477     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22628     Document Type: Article

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