Minimizing the induced fields in MRI occupational workers by lowering the imager

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-54

  Trakic, A ^a   Wang, H ^a   Liu, F ^a   Lopez, H S ^a   Weber, E ^a   Crozier, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Magnetic field; MRI; Physical agents directive 2004 40 EC

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949149539     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20102     Document Type: Article

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