Quantification of T 1ρrelaxation by using rotary echo spin-lock pulses in the presence of B 0inhomogeneity

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 5003-5016

  Yuan, Jing ^a   Li, Yujia ^a   Zhao, Feng ^a   Chan, Queenie ^b   Ahuja, Anil T ^a   Wang, Yi Xiang J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; IN-VIVO; INHOMOGENEITIES; OFF-RESONANCE; PULSE DESIGN; ROTARY ECHOES; SIGNAL DECAY; SPINLOCK; THEORETICAL MODELS;

PHYSICS;

MEDICINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RAT; ROTATION;

ANIMALS; MAGNETIC PHENOMENA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RATS; ROTATION;

EID: 84863891781     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/15/5003     Document Type: Article

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