An Integrated Head Immobilization System and High-Performance RF Coil for fMRI of Visual Paradigms at 1.5 T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-34

  Thulborn, Keith R ^a   Shen, Gary X ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coil; fMRI; Immobilization; Surface coil; Wide field of view

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; EYE MOVEMENT; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTIFACTS; BRAIN; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; EYE MOVEMENTS; HEAD; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0033155825     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmre.1999.1748     Document Type: Article

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