Evaluation of the dependence of CEST-EPI measurement on repetition time, RF irradiation duty cycle and imaging flip angle for enhanced pH sensitivity

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 17, 2013, Pages

  Sun, Phillip Zhe ^a   Lu, Jie ^a   Wu, Yin ^b   Xiao, Gang ^c   Wu, Renhua ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HANSHAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER; CONTRAST MECHANISM; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; EXCHANGE RATES; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; GRADIENT ECHO; PH SENSITIVITY; REPETITION TIME;

IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CREATINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PH; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; PROCEDURES;

CREATINE; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883200905     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/17/N229     Document Type: Article

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