Simple partial volume transceive coils for in vivo1H MR studies at high magnetic fields

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-85

  Choi, In Young ^a,b   Lee, Sang Pil ^a,b   Garwood, Michael ^c   Ugurbil, Kamil ^c   Merkle, Hellmut ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

High field; MRI and MRS; RF coil; Ultra high frequency (UHF); Very high frequency (VHF)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248386933     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20086     Document Type: Article

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