A new design for a three-channel surface gradient coil employing a three-dimensional finite element model

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 596-605

  Shi, Funan ^a   Latour, Lawrence L ^b   Ludwig, Reinhold ^a,b   Sotak, Christopher H ^b,c  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

3D finite element method; Surface gradient coil

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

3-D FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; 3D FE SIMULATION; 3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; FIELD GRADIENT; GENERAL ELECTRICS; SURFACE GRADIENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; UNIFORM FIELDS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029947419     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910350421     Document Type: Article

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