Overcoming high-field RF problems with non-magnetic Cartesian feedback transceivers

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 15-29

  Hoult, D I ^a   Foreman, D ^a   Kolansky, G ^a   Kripiakevich, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cartesian feedback; High field; Instrumentation; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IMPEDANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; RADIATION; RADIO WAVES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 41849145236     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-007-0089-8     Document Type: Article

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