Exploring the limits of RF shimming for high-field MRI of the human head

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 918-922

  Mao, Weihua ^a   Smith, Michael B ^a   Collins, Christopher M ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Array; High field; MRI; RF shimming; Simulations

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; SHIMS;

ARRAY; HIGH FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD INHOMOGENEITIES; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF SHIMMING; SIMULATIONS; TRANSMIT ARRAYS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CALCULATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33749169500     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21013     Document Type: Article

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