Eigenmode analysis of transmit coil array for tailored B1 mapping

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 754-764

  Nehrke, Kay ^a   Börnert, Peter ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coil eigenmodes; High field MRI; Parallel transmission; RF shimming

Indexed keywords

EIGEN MODES; EIGENMODE ANALYSIS; HIGH FIELD MRI; LINEAR PROPERTIES; PARALLEL TRANSMISSION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF SHIMMING; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

MAPPING;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY; TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77649130914     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22239     Document Type: Article

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