Hemispherical gradient coils for magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 656-668

  Green, Dan ^a   Leggett, James ^a   Bowtell, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dome; Gradient coil; Hemisphere; Insert; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spherical harmonics

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; DOMES; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; GRADIENT COIL; HEMISPHERE; INSERT; MAIN MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MATHEMATICAL FORMALISM; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; HEMISPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TORQUE;

EID: 24144436180     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20603     Document Type: Article

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