Musculoskeletal MRI at 3.0 T and 7.0 T: A comparison of relaxation times and image contrast

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 734-739

  Jordan, Caroline D ^a,b   Saranathan, Manojkumar ^a   Bangerter, Neal K ^c   Hargreaves, Brian A ^a   Gold, Garry E ^a,b,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c Brigham Young University   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

7.0 T; MR relaxometry; Musculoskeletal; Relaxation times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CARTILAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; KNEE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84875724089     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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