Image quality associated with the use of an MR-compatible incubator in neonatal neuroimaging

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1012, 2012, Pages 363-367

  O'Regan, Kevin ^a,c   Filan, P ^b   Pandit, N ^b   Maher, M ^a,c   Fanning, N ^a  

^a University College Cork   (Ireland)

^b Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INCUBATOR; INFANT; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ARTIFACTS; BRAIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROIMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84859128156     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/66148265     Document Type: Article

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