Moment method analysis of mutual interaction in MRI phased array coils

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 84-92

  Fujita, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Missal, John W ^a   Morich, Michael A ^a  

^a Marconi Medical Systems   (United States)

^b USA Instruments Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Induced voltage; Ladder RF coils; Moment method; Mutual inductance; Phased array coils

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THEORY;

BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 0034038560     PISSN: 13528661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-8661(00)00072-7     Document Type: Article

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