Comparison of birdcage and phase array coil using FDTD for the B 1 homogeneity in high field MRI

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3902-3905

  Seo, J H ^a   Heo, H Y ^a   Han, B H ^a   Lee, S Y ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; WAVE EFFECTS;

BIRDCAGE COILS; HEAD MESH MODELS; PHASE ARRAY COILS; WATER PHANTOM CONFIGURATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY;

BRAIN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 57649229744     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353186     Document Type: Conference Paper

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