Fat quantification using multiecho sequences with bipolar gradients: Investigation of accuracy and noise performance

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 219-229

  Peterson, Pernilla ^a   Månsson, Sven ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bipolar gradient; chemical shift; eddy currents; fat quantification; magnetic resonance imaging; multiecho

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SHIFT; ERRORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS;

AMPLITUDE ERRORS; COIL SENSITIVITY; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; MULTIECHO; NOISE PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM EXPERIMENT; PULSE SEQUENCE; WELL-ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUES;

EDDY CURRENTS;

FAT; WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FAT CONTENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WATER ANALYSIS;

BIPOLAR GRADIENT; CHEMICAL SHIFT; EDDY CURRENTS; FAT QUANTIFICATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIECHO;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 84890793492     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24657     Document Type: Article

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