Design of a biplanar gradient coil using a genetic algorithm

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 369-376

  Fisher, B J ^a   Dillon, N ^a,b   Carpenter, T A ^a   Hall, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GREENWICH OBSERVATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biplanar gradient coil; Genetic algorithm; Magnetic field gradient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 0030907531     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(96)00371-2     Document Type: Article

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