Eddy current simulation in thick cylinders of finite length induced by coils of arbitrary geometry

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-261

  Sanchez Lopez, Hector ^a   Poole, Michael ^a   Crozier, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Gradient coils; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Network method

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY GEOMETRY; CANONICAL PROBLEMS; CONDUCTING CYLINDER; CONDUCTING MATERIALS; CURRENT SIMULATION; DIFFUSION PROCESS; EFFICIENT METHOD; FINITE LENGTH; GRADIENT COIL; METALLIC STRUCTURES; MRI SCANNERS; NETWORK METHODS; PRE-EMPHASIS; RESIDUAL EDDIES; SKIN DEPTH; THIN LAYERS; TIME-VARYING MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CRYOSTATS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER SERIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESONANCE; SCANNING;

EDDY CURRENTS;

METAL;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOURIER ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALGORITHMS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METALS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 78649445084     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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