Optimization of Endoluminal Loop Radiofrequency Coils For Gastrointestinal Wall MR Imaging

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-64

  Armenean, Mircea ^a,b   Beuf, Olivier ^a   Pilleul, Frank ^c   Saint Jalmes, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Endoluminal; Gastrointestinal wall; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Radio frequency (RF) coils

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CATHETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOLOGY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ENDOLUMINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL WALL; PULSATION; RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) COILS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 2342588631     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2003.820334     Document Type: Article

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