Sensitivity and power deposition in a high-field imaging experiment

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-67

  Hoult, David I ^a   Phil, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dielectric resonance; Field focusing; High field; Imaging; Power; SAR; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0033945956     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200007)12:1<46::AID-JMRI6>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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