In vivo MR micro imaging with conventional radiofrequency coils cooled to 77°K

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-169

  Wright, Alexander C ^a   Song, Hee Kwon ^a   Wehrli, Felix W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenic cooling; In vivo; MR microscopy; RF coils; SNR improvements

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; LIQUEFIED GASES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; TISSUE;

CRYOGENIC COOLING; IN-VIVO; MR MICROSCOPY; RF COIL; SNR IMPROVEMENT;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

LIQUID NITROGEN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; COOLING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0343384176     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(200002)43:2<163::AID-MRM1>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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