Simultaneous B1+ homogenization and specific absorption rate hotspot suppression using a magnetic resonance phased array transmit coil

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 577-586

  Van Den Berg, Cornelis A T ^a   Van Den Bergen, Bob ^a   Van De Kamer, Jeroen B ^b   Raaymakers, Bas W ^a   Kroeze, Hugo ^a   Bartels, Lambertus W ^a   Lagendijk, Jan J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

B1+ nonuniformity; High field MRI; Phased array coil; SAR

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; ELECTRIC FIELD PATTERNS; HIGH FIELD MRI; NONUNIFORMITY; PATIENT SPECIFIC; PHASED ARRAY COILS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; WHOLE-BODY IMAGING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE PHASED ARRAY TRANSMIT COIL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PHANTOM; SIMULATION; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ABSORPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 33847718733     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21149     Document Type: Article

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