A 4.2 K receiver coil and SQUID amplifier used to improve the SNR of low-field magnetic resonance images of the human arm

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 198-207

  Seton, H C ^a   Hutchison, J M S ^a   Bussell, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CRYOGENICS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SQUIDS;

SQUID AMPLIFIERS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0031077639     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/8/2/015     Document Type: Article

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