A group theory approach to RF coil design

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-52

  Eagan, T P ^a   Cheng, Y C N ^a   Kidane, T K ^a   Mathur, H ^a   Chmielewski, T ^b   Flock, J ^b   Shvartsman, Sh M ^a,b   Brown, R W ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group theory; Parallel imaging; Rf coils

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 20144385734     PISSN: 10437347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20027     Document Type: Article

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