Design and use of internal receiver coils for magnetic resonance imaging

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue DEC., 1999, Pages 1141-1151

  Gilderdale, D J ^a   Desouza, N M ^a   Coutts, G A ^a   Chui, M K ^a   Larkman, D J ^a   Williams, A D ^a   Young, I R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0033382065     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.864.10703469     Document Type: Review

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