In vivo method for correcting transmit/receive nonuniformities with phased array coils

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 666-674

  Wang, Jinghua ^a   Qiu, Maolin ^a   Constable, R Todd ^a,b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

High field MRI; Phased array coils; Quantitative MRI; RF inhomogeneity; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; PHANTOMS;

HIGH FIELD MRI; PHASED ARRAY COILS; QUANTITATIVE MRIS; RF-INHOMOGENEITY; SENSITIVITY;

LOW PASS FILTERS;

ARTICLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PHASED ARRAY COIL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 14744284381     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20377     Document Type: Article

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