An analytical approach to the design of quiet cylindrical asymmetric gradient coils in MRI

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 218-236

  Forbes, Lawrence K ^a   Brideson, Michael A ^a   Crozier, Stuart ^b   While, Peter T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic noise reduction; Elastic deformation; Gradient coils; Lorentz forces; Switching functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148988698     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20095     Document Type: Article

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