Gradient shimming during magnetic resonance imaging of the liver: Comparison of a standard protocol versus a novel reduced protocol

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 524-529

  Bashir, Mustafa R ^a   Dale, Brian M ^b   Gupta, Rajan T ^a   Horvath, Jeffrey J ^a   Boll, Daniel T ^a   Merkle, Elmar M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

liver MRI; repeated shimming; shim; table movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAXATION TIME;

EID: 84864867635     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e31825a8e5b     Document Type: Article

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