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New image contrast method in magnetic resonance imaging via ultrasound

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When applied to a sample, ultrasound (US) gives rise to a displacement of tissue and a flow in a liquid due to the acoustic radiation pressure. These movements depend on the viscoelastic properties of the sample and can be visualized precisely with an MRI scanner using diffusion- sensitive pulse sequences. In this paper, measurements will be presented, which show the visualization of the US under variation of its parameters in different liquids and in tissue.

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  1. Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen-und Kernphysik, University of Bonn, Nussallee 14–16, 53115, Bonn, Germany

    Marcus Radicke, Andre Engelbertz, Bernd Habenstein, Meinert Lewerenz, Ole Oehms, Sarah Wrede & Karl Maier

  2. Department Neurocognition, Life and Brain Research Center, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany

    Peter Trautner & Bernd Weber

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Radicke, M., Engelbertz, A., Habenstein, B. et al. New image contrast method in magnetic resonance imaging via ultrasound. Hyperfine Interact 181, 21–26 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-008-9628-6

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