High resolution imaging of the intracranial vessel wall at 3 and 7 T using 3D fast spin echo MRI

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 559-570

  Zhu, Chengcheng ^a   Haraldsson, Henrik ^a   Tian, Bing ^a   Meisel, Karl ^b   Ko, Nerissa ^b   Lawton, Michael ^a   Grinstead, John ^c   Ahn, Sinyeob ^c   Laub, Gerhard ^c   Hess, Christopher ^a,b   Saloner, David ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Siemens Healthcare   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Atherosclerosis; Contrast enhancement; High resolution MRI; Intracranial vessel wall

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOLOGY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84960127956     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: 13528661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-016-0531-x     Document Type: Article

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