Progress and promises of human cardiac magnetic resonance at ultrahigh fields: A physics perspective

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 229, Issue , 2013, Pages 208-222

  Niendorf, Thoralf ^a,b   Graessl, Andreas ^a   Thalhammer, Christof ^a   Dieringer, Matthias A ^a,b   Kraus, Oliver ^a   Santoro, Davide ^a   Fuchs, Katharina ^a   Hezel, Fabian ^a   Waiczies, Sonia ^a,b   Ittermann, Bernd ^a,c   Winter, Lukas ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

7.0 T; Cardiac MRI; Cardiovascular imaging; Heteronuclear MR; Magnetic resonance; MR technology; MRI; Multiple transmit; RF coils; RF technology; Ultrahigh field

Indexed keywords

7.0 T; CARDIAC MRI; HETERONUCLEAR; MULTIPLE TRANSMIT; RF COIL; RF TECHNOLOGY; ULTRA-HIGH FIELDS;

HEART; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TISSUE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STENT;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIUM; PHYSICS; RADIO WAVES; STENTS;

EID: 84875232160     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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