Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 157-167 , February 2000

Improving image quality and T1 measurements using saturation recovery turboFLASH with an approximate K-space normalisation filter

  • Geoffrey J.M Parker

      Affiliations

    • Now at: NMR Research Unit, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
    • Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Group, Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK
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  • Isabelle Baustert

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Group, Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK
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  • Steven F Tanner

      Affiliations

    • Now at: Department of Medical Physics, Wellcome Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George St., Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK
    • Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Group, Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK
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  • Martin O Leach

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Group, Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-(0)208-661-3338; fax: +44-(0)208-643-3812

Received 15 April 1998 ,Accepted 12 November 1999.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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