Effects of End-Ring/Shield Configuration on Homogeneity and Signal-to-Noise Ratio in a Birdcage-Type Coil Loaded with a Human Head

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 217-221

  Liu, Wanzhan ^a   Collins, Christopher M ^a   Delp, Pamela J ^a   Smith, Michael B ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdcage; End ring; Homogeneity; Shield; SNR

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SHIELDING;

B1 FIELD; BIRDCAGE; END RING; FIELD HOMOGENEITY; HOMOGENEITY; HUMAN HEAD; SHIELD CONFIGURATION; THIN WIRES;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ARTICLE; BIRDCAGE COIL; DEVICE; ELECTRIC FIELD; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0346373768     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10683     Document Type: Article

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