MRI simulator with static field inhomogeneity

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4684 I, Issue , 2002, Pages 592-603

  Yoder, Duane A ^a   Changchien, Eric ^b   Paschal, Cynthia B ^a   Fitzpatrick, J Michael ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloch equation; Boundary element method; Inhomogeneity; MRI; Simulator

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MIXTURES;

BLOCH EQUATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0036028925     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.467202     Document Type: Article

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