B1+ phase mapping at 7 T and its application for in vivo electrical conductivity mapping

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 552-561

  Van Lier, Astrid L H M W ^a   Brunner, David O ^b   Pruessmann, Klaas P ^b   Klomp, Dennis W J ^a   Luijten, Peter R ^a   Lagendijk, Jan J W ^a   Van Den Berg, Cornelis A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dielectric properties; electrical conductivity; high field MRI

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHASE MEASUREMENT; TISSUE;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH FIELD MRI; ITS APPLICATIONS; NEW APPROACHES; ON CONDUCTIVITIES; PHASE INFORMATION; RADIO-FREQUENCY SAFETIES; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS;

MAPPING;

ARTICLE; B1+ PHASE; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MAPPING; GRAY MATTER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SIMULATION; WHITE MATTER; ALGORITHM; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 84856223581     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22995     Document Type: Article

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