Full-wave analysis of planar radiofrequency coils and coil arrays with assumed current distribution

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 2-14

  Wright, Steven M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrays; Coils; Electromagnetics; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; IMPEDANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 18544386828     PISSN: 10437347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.10019     Document Type: Article

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