Flow velocity quantitation using inversion tagging.

D Saloner; C M Anderson

doi:10.1002/mrm.1910160208

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Flow velocity quantitation using inversion tagging.

D Saloner·C M Anderson

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A method for quantitating flow velocities is presented. The technique tags multiple boli of magnetization in transit across a thick selection slab using rf inversion pulses. Results in phantoms and in vivo demonstrate that the method is robust and can provide velocity determinations in tortuous vessels.

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Blood Flow Velocity Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Models, Cardiovascular Models, Structural Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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D Saloner, C M Anderson. 1990. Flow velocity quantitation using inversion tagging.. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.1910160208

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