Radiofrequency measurement of liquid sample dielectric properties for magnetic resonance applications

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 158-171

  Hartwig, Valentina ^a   Giovannetti, Giulio ^b   Vanello, Nicola ^a   Landini, Luigi ^a   Benassi, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

dielectric properties; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; MRI; Radiofrequency Band; resonant coils; RF; SAR; Specific Absorption Rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349096079     PISSN: 17526418     EISSN: 17526426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2007.015858     Document Type: Article

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