Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 60, Issue 2 , Pages 91-98 , April 2009

Parallel Imaging Artifacts in Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Patricia Noël, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, CHUQ-Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Patricia Noël, MD, Department of Medical Imaging, CHUQ, Hotel-Dieu de Québec, 11 Cote du Palais, Québec G1R 2J6, Canada.
    • ,
  • Roland Bammer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Radiological Sciences Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Caroline Reinhold, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Masoom A. Haider, MD

      Affiliations

    • Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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PII: S0846-5371(09)00042-4

doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.02.036

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 60, Issue 2 , Pages 91-98 , April 2009

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