Loss of fine structure and edge sharpness in fast-spin-echo carotid wall imaging: Measurements and comparison with multiple-spin-echo in normal and atherosclerotic subjects

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1136-1143

  Biasiolli, Luca ^a   Lindsay, Alistair C ^a   Choudhury, Robin P ^a   Robson, Matthew D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; blurring; carotid wall imaging; fast spin echo (FSE); multiple spin echo (Multi SE); vessel edge sharpness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIAC IMAGING; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST SPIN ECHO; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTIPLE SPIN ECHO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROTONS;

EID: 79955393537     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22569     Document Type: Article

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