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Common artifacts in 3 T high-field MRI systems: principle, appearance and remedy
YIN Jian-zhong 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.04.011.


[Abstract] MRI systems at a field-strength of 3 T has been used more and more frequently in recent years. The high-field systems, not only can benefit the imaging quality, but also can cause some artifacts. These artifacts are caused either by physical limitations related to the high-field strength or by protocols that are not yet fully optimized for the high-field strength. The most common artifacts will be analyzed in this paper, in order to mitigate or avoid them and take best advantage of high-field 3 T system.
[Keywords] Magnetic resonance imaging；High field；Artifacts

YIN Jian-zhong Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China

Correspondence to: Yin JZ, E-mail: jianzhong.yin@gmail.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2010-02-26
Accepted  2010-04-15
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.04.011
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.04.011.

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