Modelling the short-T2* signal in the liver with ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging (UTE-MRI)

<p>Liver fibrosis, a consequence of most chronic liver diseases, is characterised by collagen deposition. Collagen has a short-T<sub>2</sub><sup>*</sup> signal that is undetectable with conventional magnetic resonance (MR) sequences. However, collagen signal is measurab...

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Main Author: Siu, AG
Other Authors: Tyler, D
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2019
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