Rapid parametric mapping of the longitudinal relaxation time T1 using two-dimensional variable flip angle magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 Tesla, 3 Tesla, and 7 Tesla

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Dieringer, Matthias A ^a   Deimling, Michael ^a,b   Santoro, Davide ^a   Wuerfel, Jens ^c,d   Madai, Vince I ^d   Sobesky, Jan ^d   Von Knobelsdorff Brenkenhoff, Florian ^a   Schulz Menger, Jeanette ^a   Niendorf, Thoralf ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETRIC TEST; RELAXATION TIME; SIMULATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL VARIABLE FLIP ANGLE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897988542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091318     Document Type: Article

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