Journal article
Susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI)
Abstract
Susceptibility differences between tissues can be utilized as a new type of contrast in MRI that is different from spin density, T1-, or T2-weighted imaging. Signals from substances with different magnetic susceptibilities compared to their neighboring tissue will become out of phase with these tissues at sufficiently long echo times (TEs). Thus, phase imaging offers a means of enhancing contrast in MRI. Specifically, the phase images …
Authors
Haacke EM; Xu Y; Cheng YN; Reichenbach JR
Journal
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 612–618
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2004
DOI
10.1002/mrm.20198
ISSN
0740-3194