Combining MR elastography and diffusion tensor imaging for the assessment of anisotropic mechanical properties: A phantom study

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 217-226

  Qin, Eric C ^a,b   Sinkus, Ralph ^c   Geng, Guangqiang ^a   Cheng, Shaokoon ^a   Green, Michael ^a   Rae, Caroline D ^a,d   Bilston, Lynne E ^a,b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

anisotropic phantom; diffusion tensor imaging; magnetic resonance elastography; MRE; shear modulus; viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COW; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ELASTOGRAPHY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEASUREMENT; MR ELASTOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; CATTLE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84872873489     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.23797     Document Type: Article

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