3-D gradient coil design-initial theoretical framework

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1169-1183

  While, Peter T ^a   Forbes, Larry K ^a   Crozier, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coil design; Gradient coil; Inverse method; MRI; Streamline; Three dimensional geometry

Indexed keywords

COIL DESIGN; GRADIENT COIL; INVERSE METHOD; MRI; STREAMLINE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; D REGION; DESIGN; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTIMIZATION; WINDING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 63349094807     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2009.2013199     Document Type: Article

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