Experimental evaluation of accelerated T1rho relaxation quantification in human liver using limited spin-lock times

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 736-742

  Zhao, Feng ^a   Deng, Min ^a   Yuan, Jing ^a   Teng, Gao Jun ^b   Ahuja, Anil T ^a   Wang, Yi Xiang J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spin lock time; T1rho

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER EXAMINATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE T1RHO IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE T1RHO RELAXATION TIME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPIN LOCK TIME;

ADULT; EATING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868336451     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.736     Document Type: Article

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