An eight-channel phased array RF coil for spine MR imaging at 7 T

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 734-740

  Kraff, Oliver ^a,b   Bitz, Andreas K ^a,b   Kruszona, Stefan ^a,b   Orzada, Stephan ^a,b   Schaefer, Lena C ^a,b   They Sohn, Jens M ^a,b   Maderwald, Stefan ^a,b   Ladd, Mark E ^a,b   Quick, Harald H ^a,b  

^a ERWIN L HAHN INSTITUTE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

7 T; High field mri; Phased array rf coil; Spine; Transmit receive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MALE; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 73349141558     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e3181b24ab7     Document Type: Article

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