Determining complicated winding patterns for shim coils using stream functions and the target-field method

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part A: Bridging Education and Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-18

  Brideson, Michael A ^a   Forbes, Larry K ^a,b   Crozier, Stuart ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Centre for Magnetic Resonance   (Australia)

^d Sch of Comp Sci and Elec Eng   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gradient coils; Shim coils; Stream function; Target field method; Winding patterns

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 18444417977     PISSN: 15466086     EISSN: 15525023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.10000     Document Type: Article

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