Ultrashort echo time imaging with bicomponent analysis

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 645-649

  Du, Jiang ^a   Diaz, Eric ^a   Carl, Michael ^b   Bae, Won ^a   Chung, Christine B ^a   Bydder, Graeme M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

bicomponent analysis; ultrashort TE

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARTILAGE; HISTOLOGY; MAMMALS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHANTOMS; RELAXATION TIME;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BI-COMPONENT ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; CLINICAL SCANNERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PHANTOM STUDIES; TRANSVERSE RELAXATION TIME; ULTRASHORT ECHO TIME;

TISSUE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CORTICAL BONE; COW; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOAT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; SIMULATION; ULTRASHORT ECHO TIME IMAGING;

EID: 84857365086     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23047     Document Type: Article

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