Effect of gradient pulse duration on MRI estimation of the diffusional kurtosis for a two-compartment exchange model

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-237

  Jensen, Jens H ^a   Helpern, Joseph A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Diffusional kurtosis; K rger model; Pulse gradient duration

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; CLINICAL APPLICATION; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DIFFUSIONAL KURTOSIS; EXCHANGE MODELS; HARDWARE CONSTRAINTS; NONGAUSSIANITY; PARAMETER RANGE; PULSE DURATIONS; PULSE GRADIENT DURATION; QUANTITATIVE INDICES;

ESTIMATION; RESONANCE; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 79955899649     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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