A new magnetic resonance head coil and head immobilization device for gamma knife radiosurgery: An analysis of geometric distortion and signal/noise characteristics

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 563-568

  Jursinic, Paul ^a   Prost, Robert ^a   Schultz, Christopher ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Head coil; Head immobilization; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

BODY MOVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GEOMETRY; HEAD; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0036895794     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0563     Document Type: Conference Paper

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