RF coil loading measurements between 1 and 50 MHz to guide field-cycled MRI system design

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-191

  Gilbert, K M ^a   Scholl, T J ^a   Chronik, Blaine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Field cycled MRI; Prepolarization; Radiofrequency coils; Signal to noise ratio; System design

Indexed keywords

EID: 55049124700     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20118     Document Type: Article

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