Electromagnetic characterisation of MR RF coils using the transmission-line modelling method

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-29

  Cassidy, P J ^a,b   Grieve, S ^a   Clarke, K ^a   Edwards, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic simulation; Radio frequency coils; Specific absorption rate and magnetic resonance imaging; Transmission line modelling

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INSTRUMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 0036148681     PISSN: 13528661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-8661(01)00153-3     Document Type: Article

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