Active magnetic shielding for biomagnetic measurement using spatial gradient fields

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 661-669

  Hilgenfeid, B ^b   Strahmel E ^a   Nowak, H ^b   Haueisen, J ^b  

^a IBES ING   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Active magnetic shielding; Biomagnetic measurement; Gradient field; Magnetic field compensation; Magnetocardiogram

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSORS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC SHIELDING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACTIVE MAGNETIC SHIELDING; BIOMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; GRADIENT FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD COMPENSATION; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MAGNETICALLY SHIELDED ROOM; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAMS; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; SPATIAL GRADIENTS; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSOR;

EID: 20244388222     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/24/3/303     Document Type: Article

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