T2* mapping with background gradient correction using different excitation pulse shapes

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Hirsch, N M ^a   Preibisch, C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXCITATION; EXPONENTIAL EXCITATION PULSE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETISM; SINC EXCITATION PULSE; SINC GAUSS EXCITATION PULSE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ARTIFACTS; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 84880828787     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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