A quick and robust method for measurement of signal-to-noise ratio in MRI

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3775-3790

  McCann, A J ^a   Workman, A ^a   McGrath, C ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTERING TECHNIQUE; IMAGE ACQUISITION TIME; ROBUST METHODS; SIGNALTONOISE RATIO (SNR); SINGLE IMAGES; TEMPORAL INSTABILITY;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCEDURES; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TIME; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878217025     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/11/3775     Document Type: Article

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