Measurement of electric fields induced in a human subject due to natural movements in static magnetic fields or exposure to alternating magnetic field gradients

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-373

  Glover, P M ^a   Bowtell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ECHO PLANAR SEQUENCE; ELECTRIC FIELD INDUCTION; GEOMETRY FACTORS; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIPOLE; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INSTRUMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; SENSOR; THORAX;

BODY BURDEN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 38049156048     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/2/005     Document Type: Article

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