SQUID-based instrumentation for ultralow-field MRI

Superconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Zotev, Vadim S ^a   Matlashov, Andrei N ^a   Volegov, Petr L ^a   Urbaitis, Algis V ^a   Espy, Michelle A ^a   Kraus Jr, Robert H ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAGNETOMETERS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

IMAGING RESOLUTION; MICROTESLA-RANGE MEASUREMENT FIELDS; NUCLEAR SPIN POPULATIONS; ULTRALOW FIELD MRI;

SQUIDS;

EID: 36448987563     PISSN: 09532048     EISSN: 13616668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/20/11/S13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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