Single loop multi-gap resonator for whole body EPR imaging of mice at 1.2 GHz

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Petryakov, Sergey ^a   Samouilov, Alexandre ^a   Kesselring, Eric ^a   Wasowicz, Tomasz ^a   Caia, George L ^a   Zweier, Jay L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance; Imaging; Resonator; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROWAVES; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

DOUBLE COUPLING LOOPS; GAP RESONATORS; LOW MICROWAVE FREQUENCY; MICROWAVE RESONATORS;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICE; RADIO WAVES;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 34548485564     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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