Local Bi-planar gradient array design using conformal mapping and simulated annealing

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-31

  Moon, Sung M ^a   Craig Goodrich, K ^a   Rock Hadley, J ^a   Parker, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bi planar; Conformal mapping; Gradient coil; Gradient insert; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849120114     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20130     Document Type: Article

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