Avoiding eddy-current problems in ultra-low-field MRI with self-shielded polarizing coils

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 154-160

  Nieminen, Jaakko O ^a   Vesanen, Panu T ^a   Zevenhoven, Koos C J ^a   Dabek, Juhani ^a   Hassel, Juha ^b   Luomahaara, Juho ^b   Penttilä, Jari S ^c   Ilmoniemi, Risto J ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c AIVON OY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Magnetically shielded room; Multipole expansion; Polarizing coil; Ultra low field MRI

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL SYSTEMS; SPIN DYNAMICS; SUPERCONDUCTING COILS;

EDDY CURRENT PROBLEMS; MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; MAGNETICALLY SHIELDED ROOM; MULTIPOLE EXPANSIONS; POLARIZING COIL; SHIELDING TECHNIQUES; SUPERCONDUCTIVE SENSORS; ULTRA-LOW-FIELD MRIS;

EDDY CURRENTS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84855395155     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2011.06.022     Document Type: Article

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