Development of a solenoid RF coil for animal imaging in 3 T high-magnetic-field MRI

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Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 419-425

  Lee, Hong Seok ^a   Woo, Dong Cheol ^a   Min, Kwang Hong ^b   Kim, Yong Kwon ^b   Lee, Heung Kyu ^b   Choe, Bo Young ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b ISOL Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

MRI; Q factor; RF coil; SNR; Solenoid coil

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; COPPER; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

MRI; Q-FACTOR; RF COIL; SNR; SOLENOID COIL;

SOLENOIDS;

ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RATS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 54949151842     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.20118     Document Type: Article

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