Computational and experimental optimization of a double-tuned 1H/ 31P four-ring birdcage head coil for MRS at 3T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-22

  Duan, Yunsuo ^a,b   Peterson, Bradley S ^a,b   Liu, Feng ^a,b   Brown, Truman R ^a   Ibrahim, Tamer S ^c,d   Kangarlu, Alayar ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Double tuned RF coils; FDTD; MRI; MRS; Numerical modeling; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BRAIN; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEAD; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES; PROTONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 60349101737     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21509     Document Type: Article

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