Fast macromolecular proton fraction mapping from a single off-resonance magnetization transfer measurement

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 166-178

  Yarnykh, Vasily L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cross relaxation; Macromolecular proton fraction; Magnetization transfer; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ERRORS; MACROMOLECULES; MAGNETIZATION; MAPPING;

CONSTRAINED PARAMETERS; CROSS RELAXATION; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MULTI-PARAMETER FITTING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROTON FRACTION; QUANTITATIVE MAPPING; SINGLE POINT METHODS;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MACROMOLECULAR PROTON FRACTION MAPPING; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84862245232     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23224     Document Type: Article

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