A simple relationship for high efficiency-gradient uniformity tradeoff in multilayer asymmetric gradient coils for magnetic resonance imaging

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 523-532

  Sanchez H ^a   Liu, F ^a   Trakic, A ^a   Crozier, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gradient coil design; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Peripheral nervous stimulation; Target field approach

Indexed keywords

LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETS; NEUROLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; TORQUE;

COIL DIMENSIONS; GRADIENT COIL DESIGN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS STIMULATION; TARGET FIELD APPROACH;

ELECTRIC COILS;

EID: 33846614605     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2006.887177     Document Type: Article

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