SQUID-detected microtesla MRI in the presence of metal

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 146-151

  Mößle, Michael ^a   Han, Song I ^a   Myers, Whittier R ^a   Lee, Seung Kyun ^a   Kelso, Nathan ^a   Hatridge, Michael ^a   Pines, Alexander ^a   Clarke, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Low field; Magnetic resonance imaging; RF screening; SQUID detection; Susceptibility artifacts

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOFREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SQUIDS; TITANIUM;

LOW FIELD; RF SCREENING; SQUID DETECTION; SUSCEPTIBILITY ARTIFACTS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ALUMINUM; METAL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ALUMINUM; ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; METALS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TITANIUM;

EID: 33645867093     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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