RF current element design for independent control of current amplitude and phase in transmit phased arrays

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-83

  Kurpad, Krishna N ^a   Wright, Steven M ^a   Boskamp, Eddy B ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active rung; High field MRI; MOSFET; Phased array transmit coil; RF current source

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646378685     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20059     Document Type: Article

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