On concomitant gradients in low-field MRI

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-113

  Volegov, P L ^a   Mosher, J C ^a   Espy, M A ^a   Kraus Jr , R H ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concomitant gradients; Distortions; Low field; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultra low field

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FARADAY EFFECT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SQUIDS; TOMOGRAPHY;

CONCOMITANT GRADIENTS; DISTORTIONS; LOW FIELD; ULTRA-LOW FIELD;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVALUATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPIN LABELING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 19944373819     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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