Optimized Gradient Pulse for Use With EPI Employing Active Acoustic Control

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 931-935

  Chapman, B L W ^a   Haywood, B ^a   Mansfield, P ^b  

^a General Magnetic   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

50 dB acoustic noise reduction; Acoustic gradient pulse; EPI; Gradient coils

Indexed keywords

NOISE ABATEMENT;

ACOUSTIC CONTROLS; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FINITE DURATION; GRADIENT COIL; HIGH SPEED; NARROW BANDS; OPTIMIZED GRADIENTS; OSCILLATING GRADIENTS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; IMAGING SYSTEM; NOISE REDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSCILLATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0242322619     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10635     Document Type: Article

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