On a nonlinear partial differential equation arising in magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 511-526

  Kim, Sungwhan ^a,b   Kwon, Ohin ^c   Seo, Jin Keun ^a   Yoon, Jeong Rock ^d,e  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Institute for Advanced Study   (South Korea)

^e Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity reconstruction; Current density imaging; Electrical impedance tomography; Interior measurement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Uniqueness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037512368     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141001391354     Document Type: Article

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