Improving high-field MRI using parallel excitation

Imaging in Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 675-693

  Grissom, William A ^a   Sacolick, Laura ^a   Vogel, Mika W ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

high magnetic field strength; MRI; parallel excitation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPUTER; ENERGY; GUIDE WIRE; HEATING; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 79952167940     PISSN: 17555191     EISSN: 17555205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/iim.10.62     Document Type: Review

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