New high dielectric constant materials for tailoring the B1+ distribution at high magnetic fields

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-327

  Haines, K ^a   Smith, N B ^b,c   Webb, A G ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dielectric materials; Electromagnetics; High field MRI; Transmit arrays

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETICS; HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; HIGH FIELD MRI; HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMAN BODIES; IMAGE INTENSITIES; LOW BACKGROUND; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NEW HIGH; NEW MATERIAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL LOBES; WATER BASED;

BIOMAGNETISM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERMITTIVITY; SIGNAL SYSTEMS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BRAIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING;

EID: 77949491923     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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