SAR simulation and the effect of mode coupling in a birdcage resonator

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 133-139

  Reza, S ^a   Vijayakumar, S ^a   Limkeman, M ^a   Huang, F ^a   Saylor, C ^a  

^a Invivo/Philips Medical Systems

Author keywords

Birdcage mode; Finite difference time domain; Finite element method; Magnetic resonance imaging; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548278811     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20094     Document Type: Article

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