Improved MRI of the neonatal heart: Feasibility study using a knee coil

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1429-1432

  Helle, Michael ^a   Jerosch Herold, Michael ^b   Voges, Inga ^a   Hart, Chris ^a   Kramer, Hans Heiner ^a   Rickers, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Tesla MRI; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Neonate; Transmit and receive MRI extremity coil

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KNEE MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 80755163478     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2215-z     Document Type: Article

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