Calibration of the 1H decoupling field strength and experimental evaluation of the specific RF absorption rate in H-decoupled human 13C-MRS

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 642-646

  Van Den Bergh, Adrianus J ^a   Van Den Boogert, Hendrikus J ^a   Heerschap, Arend ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

1.5 T; 13C MRS; Decoupling; SAR

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

1.5 T; ABSORPTION RATES; COIL CONFIGURATIONS; DECOUPLING; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; RF FIELD INHOMOGENEITY; SAFETY GUIDELINES; ^13C-MRS;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SAFETY; ABSORPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIVER; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

CARBON;

ABSORPTION; CARBON ISOTOPES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAD; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETICS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0031594114     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390418     Document Type: Article

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