1H-MRS of hepatic fat using short TR at 3T: SNR optimization and fast T2 relaxometry

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 339-345

  Gambarota, Giulio ^a   Tanner, Mark ^a   Van Der Graaf, Marinette ^b   Mulkern, Robert V ^c   Newbould, Rexford D ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast relaxometry; Fat; Hepatic lipid; Liver; MR spectroscopy; T2 relaxation time

Indexed keywords

FAT; LIPID; WATER;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TIME;

FATS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RESPIRATION; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84874705861     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-011-0278-3     Document Type: Article

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