Optimal design of gradient coils in MR imaging: Optimizing coil performance versus minimizing cost functions

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 500-503

  Du, Yiping P ^a   Parker, Dennis L ^b  

^a GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradient coli; Magnetic resonance imaging; Optimal design; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

GRADIENT COIL; IMAGING APPLICATIONS; MINIMIZING COSTS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE VALUE; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA;

COST FUNCTIONS;

ARTICLE; COST; DEVICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031871176     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910400323     Document Type: Article

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