Fetal magnetic resonance imaging: Jumping from 1.5 to 3 tesla (preliminary experience)

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 376-386

  Victoria, Teresa ^a   Jaramillo, Diego ^a   Roberts, Timothy Paul Leslie ^a   Zarnow, Deborah ^a   Johnson, Ann Michelle ^a   Delgado, Jorge ^a   Rubesova, Erika ^b   Vossough, Arastoo ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3.0 tesla; Artifacts; Fetus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Safety

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTIFACT; FETUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMED CONSENT; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84897463387     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-013-2857-0     Document Type: Review

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