Gradiometer pick-up coil design for a low field SQUID-MRI system

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 116-120

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooled RF Coil; Gradiometer; Low field MRI; SQUID

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; DEVICE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INSTRUMENT; MAGNET; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FOREARM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0032813223     PISSN: 13528661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-8661(99)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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