Feasibility of dual gradient-echo in-phase and opposed-phase magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of epicardial fat

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 723-729

  Okayama, Satoshi ^a   Ayako, Seno ^a   Somekawa, Satoshi ^a   Uemura, Shiro ^a   Kubota, Yasushi ^b   Saito, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hirai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dixon; Fat; Heart; Opposed; Out of phase; Water

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ORGANS; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CARDIAC MOTION ARTIFACT; DIXON; FAT; GRADIENT ECHO; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN HEART; IN-PHASE; OPPOSED; OUT OF PHASE;

BLOOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; SUPERALLOYS; WATER;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIUM; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERICARDIUM; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 80055069811     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.100454     Document Type: Article

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