Radiofrequency coils for magnetic resonance microscopy

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 975-981

  Neuberger, Thomas ^a   Webb, Andrew ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MR microscopy; Planar coils; Solenoids; Spatial encoding; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

MR MICROSCOPY; PLANAR COIL; PLANAR COILS; SPATIAL ENCODING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

SOLENOIDS;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; NANOFABRICATION; NANOIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RADIO WAVES; RATS; SPIN LABELS; TIME FACTORS;

DIPLOPODA; SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 70350652581     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1246     Document Type: Review

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