A variable flip angle-based method for reducing blurring in 3D GRASE ASL

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 5559-5573

  Liang, Xiaoyun ^a   Connelly, Alan ^a,b,c   Tournier, Jacques Donald ^a,b,c,d   Calamante, Fernando ^a,b,c  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D GRASE; arterial spin labeling; blurring; perfusion; variable flip angle

Indexed keywords

SPIN LABELING;

ALGORITHM; BRAIN; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PROCEDURES; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIN LABELING; VASCULARIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 84906902014     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/59/18/5559     Document Type: Article

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