Simultaneous experimental determination of labile proton fraction ratio and exchange rate with irradiation radio frequency power-dependent quantitative CEST MRI analysis

Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 246-251

  Sun, Phillip Zhe ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Xiao, Gang ^b,c,d   Wu, Renhua ^c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HANSHAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^d SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Amide proton transfer (APT); Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST); PH

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; PROTON;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIAMAGNETIC CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84876787973     PISSN: 15554309     EISSN: 15554317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.1524     Document Type: Article

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