Determination of the optimal first-order gradient moment for flow-sensitive dephasing magnetization-prepared 3D noncontrast MR angiography

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 964-972

  Fan, Zhaoyang ^a,b,c   Zhou, Xiangzhi ^b   Bi, Xiaoming ^d   Dharmakumar, Rohan ^a,b   Carr, James C ^b   Li, Debiao ^a,b,c  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

^d Cardiovascular MR R and D   (United States)

Author keywords

blood suppression; flow sensitive dephasing; MR angiography; noncontrast MRA

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; MAGNETIZATION;

BLOOD SUPPRESSIONS; BLOOD VESSEL WALLS; DEPHASING; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; MR ANGIOGRAPHY; NONCONTRAST MRA; SIGNAL MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL PERFORMANCE;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW SENSITIVE DEPHASING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHANTOM; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 79952789594     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22847     Document Type: Article

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