Interactions of magnetic resonance imaging radio frequency magnetic fields with elongated medical implants

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 6188-6190

  Smith, Chris D ^a   Kildishev, Alexander V ^a   Nyenhuis, John A ^a   Foster, Kirk S ^a   Bourland, Joe D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000788124     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.372651     Document Type: Article

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