Real-time magnetic resonance gradient-based propulsion of a wireless microdevice using pre-acquired roadmap and dedicated software architecture

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 5190-5193

  Chanu, A ^a   Martel, S ^a   Beaudoin, G ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dedicated software environment; Magnetic gradient; Magnetic resonance; Microdevice; Real time

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DEDICATED SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT; GRADIENT AMPLITUDE; MAGNETIC GRADIENTS; MICRODEVICES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 33846934199     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1615647     Document Type: Conference Paper

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