Body MR imaging at 3T: Basic considerations about artifacts and safety

Body MR Imaging at 3 Tesla

Volumn 9780521194860, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-11

  Chang, Kevin J ^a   Kamel, Ihab R ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SHIFT;

BODY IMAGING; FIELD INHOMOGENEITY; FIELD STRENGTHS; FLOW ARTIFACTS; IMAGING SCANNERS; LARGER FIELDS; MOTION ARTIFACT; PULSE SEQUENCE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 84875435901     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511978968.003     Document Type: Chapter

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