A comparison of two design methods for MRI magnets

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 2008-2014

  Cheng, Yu Chung N ^a   Brown, Robert W ^b   Thompson, Michael R ^c   Eagan, Timothy P ^b   Shvartsman, Shmaryu M ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional; Genetic algorithm; Magnet design; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COSTS; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MAGNETS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

DIAMETER SPHERE VOLUME (DSV); FUNCTIONAL; MAGNET DESIGN; PARALLEL COMPUTING TECHNIQUES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 4544325695     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2004.831507     Document Type: Article

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