Dynamic shim updating on the human brain

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 286-296

  Koch, Kevin M ^a   McIntyre, Scott ^a   Nixon, Terence W ^a   Rothman, Douglas L ^a   de Graaf, Robin A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic shimming; Homogeneity; Shim degeneracy; Shimming

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY;

DYNAMIC SHIMMING; EXPERIMENTAL ACQUISITIONS; HOMOGENEITY; SHIM DEGENERACY; SHIMMING;

SHIMS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTIFACTS; BRAIN MAPPING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 33646357895     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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