Quantitative magnetization transfer ultrashort echo time imaging of the Achilles tendon

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1372-1376

  Hodgson, Richard J ^a   Evans, Robert ^a   Wright, Peter ^a   Grainger, Andrew J ^a   O'connor, Philip J ^a   Helliwell, Philip ^a   Mcgonagle, Dennis ^a   Emery, Paul ^a   Robson, Matthew D ^b  

^a CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; magnetic resonance imaging; magnetization transfer; ultrashort echo time

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; RESONANCE;

ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY; ACHILLES TENDONS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; STANDARD DEVIATION; ULTRASHORT ECHO TIME;

TENDONS;

COLLAGEN; PROTON;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RADIATION RELATED PHENOMENA; ULTRASHORT ECHO TIME; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 79954608057     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22715     Document Type: Article

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