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A Quantitative Approach to Sequence and Image Weighting

A Quantitative Approach to Sequence and Image Weighting REVIEW ARTICLE A Quantitative Approach to Sequence and Image Weighting Takeshi Yokoo, MD, PhD,* Won C. Bae, PhD,Þ Gavin Hamilton, PhD,* Afshin Karimi, MD, PhD, JD,* James P. Borgstede, MD,* Brian C. Bowen, MD, PhD,þ Claude B. Sirlin, MD,* Christine B. Chung, MD,* John V. Crues, MD,§ William G. Bradley, MD, PhD,* and Graeme M. Bydder, MB, ChB* weighted, different tissues and fluids shown on the image may be Abstract: Weighting is the term most frequently used to describe T -weighted to different degrees, from zero to a maximum. In magnetic resonance pulse sequences and the concept most commonly addition, signal levels are not a particularly useful guide to image used to relate image contrast to differences in magnetic resonance tissue weighting. For example, both high and low signal levels may be properties. It is generally used in a qualitative sense with the single tissue associated with little or no T or T weighting. 1 2 property thought to be most responsible for the contrast used to describe There are other difficulties. The term weighting is applied the weighting of the image as a whole. to both sequences and images, and the weighting of a sequence This article describes http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography Wolters Kluwer Health

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ISSN
0363-8715
eISSN
1532-3145
DOI
10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181d3449a
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20498530
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REVIEW ARTICLE A Quantitative Approach to Sequence and Image Weighting Takeshi Yokoo, MD, PhD,* Won C. Bae, PhD,Þ Gavin Hamilton, PhD,* Afshin Karimi, MD, PhD, JD,* James P. Borgstede, MD,* Brian C. Bowen, MD, PhD,þ Claude B. Sirlin, MD,* Christine B. Chung, MD,* John V. Crues, MD,§ William G. Bradley, MD, PhD,* and Graeme M. Bydder, MB, ChB* weighted, different tissues and fluids shown on the image may be Abstract: Weighting is the term most frequently used to describe T -weighted to different degrees, from zero to a maximum. In magnetic resonance pulse sequences and the concept most commonly addition, signal levels are not a particularly useful guide to image used to relate image contrast to differences in magnetic resonance tissue weighting. For example, both high and low signal levels may be properties. It is generally used in a qualitative sense with the single tissue associated with little or no T or T weighting. 1 2 property thought to be most responsible for the contrast used to describe There are other difficulties. The term weighting is applied the weighting of the image as a whole. to both sequences and images, and the weighting of a sequence This article describes

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Journal of Computer Assisted TomographyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: May 1, 2010

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