Geometrical optimization of a phased array coil for high-resolution MR imaging of the carotid arteries

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 439-443

  Liffers, Anja ^a   Quick, H H ^b   Herborn, C U ^b   Ermert, H ^a   Ladd, M E ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; High resolution MRI; Phased array coils; SNR simulations

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CAROTID ARTERY; GEOMETRICAL OPTIMIZATION; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HIGH RESOLUTION; IMAGING PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM GEOMETRY; PHASED ARRAY COILS; SNR SIMULATIONS;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GEOMETRY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0041590973     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10526     Document Type: Article

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