Fast Optimization of a Biplanar Gradient Coil Set

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 325-339

  Tomasi, D ^a   Caparelli, E C ^a   Panepucci, H ^b   Foerster, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0033209754     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmre.1999.1832     Document Type: Article

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