Two- and three-dimensional numerical analysis of gradient and parasitic gradient fields of a three-channel surface gradient coil for magnetic resonance imaging

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 195-207

  Shi, Funan ^a,b   Ludwig, Reinhold ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC COILS; MAGNETIC CORES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CURRENT EXCITATION; SURFACE GRADIENT COILS; WHOLE BODY GRADIENT COILS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0029733506     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.477572     Document Type: Article

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