Intravascular extended sensitivity (IVES) MRI antennas

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 383-390

  Susil, Robert C ^a   Yeung, Christopher J ^a   Atalar, Ergin ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidewire; Helical antenna; Insulation; Loopless antenna; MRI; System SNR; Vascular imaging

Indexed keywords

HELICAL ANTENNAS; INSULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLES; WINDING;

ANTENNA WINDINGS; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; DIELECTRIC COATINGS; GUIDE-WIRE; LOOPLESS; RADIAL DISTANCE; SYSTEM SNR; VASCULAR IMAGING;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; INTRAVASCULAR EXTENDED SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THEORY; VESSEL;

EID: 0043093791     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10506     Document Type: Article

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