Co-registration of interleaved MEG and ULF MRI using a 7 channel low-T c SQUID system

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 21, Issue 3 PART 1, 2011, Pages 456-460

  Magnelind, Per E ^a   Gomez, John J ^a   Matlashov, Andrei N ^a   Owens, Tuba ^a   Sandin, J Henrik ^a   Volegov, Petr L ^a   Espy, Michelle A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetoencephalography; Microtesla

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY STIMULI; COREGISTRATION; FUNCTIONAL MRI; GRADIOMETERS; MAGNETICALLY SHIELDED ROOM; MEASUREMENT FIELD; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MICROTESLA; SECOND ORDERS; SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE; ULTRA-LOW FIELD; WAITING-TIME;

MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; RESONANCE; SHELLFISH; SQUIDS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 79957967439     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2010.2088353     Document Type: Conference Paper

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