Catheter-based flexible microcoil RF detectors for internal magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Ahmad, M M ^a   Syms, R R A ^a   Young, I R ^a   Mathew, B ^a   Casperz, W ^b   Taylor Robinson, S D ^a   Wadsworth, C A ^a   Gedroyc, W M W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCTS; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FLEXIBLE BASE; IN-VITRO; INTEGRATED CAPACITORS; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; MECHANICAL RELIABILITY; MICROCOIL; MULTI-TURN; NONMAGNETIC; POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATE; RF DETECTORS;

CATHETERS; CYTOLOGY; DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; DUCTS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYIMIDES; PROBES; THERMOANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 67849097471     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/7/074011     Document Type: Article

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