Calculation of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and their effects in MRI of human subjects

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1470-1482

  Collins, Christopher M ^a,c   Wang, Zhangwei ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c 500 University Dr ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

electromagnetics; MRI; noise; radiofrequency; safety; SAR; signal

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESONANCE; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SIGNALING;

ANATOMICAL GEOMETRY; CALCULATION RESULTS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; NOISE; NUCLEAR EXCITATION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXCITATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICS; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 79954774065     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22845     Document Type: Article

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