Computational analysis and validation of coil arrays for whole-brain MR-imaging at 7 T

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2217-2220

  Fröhlich, Jürg ^a   Baumann, Dirk ^a   Brunner, David O ^a   Prüssmann, Klaas P ^a   Vahldieck, Rüdiger ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

High field MRI; Numerical simulations; Whole brain MR

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

BENCH MEASUREMENTS; COIL ARRAYS; MICROSTRIP DIPOLES;

ELECTRIC COILS;

EID: 34748843369     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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