Noise estimation in parallel MRI: GRAPPA and SENSE

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 281-290

  Aja Fernández, Santiago ^a   Vegas Sánchez Ferrero, Gonzalo ^a   Tristán Vega, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

GRAPPA; Multiple coil; Noise estimation; Parallel imaging; SENSE

Indexed keywords

GRAPPA; MULTIPLE-COIL; NOISE ESTIMATION; PARALLEL IMAGING; SENSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84894279966     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: 18735894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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