B 1 mapping of liquid NMR transversal RF coils: Analysis of heterogeneity and nonlinearity

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 41 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Nagashima, Kaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

1D profiling; B 1 mapping; Nutation; Pulse calibration; Saddle coil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857167539     PISSN: 15525031     EISSN: 1552504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.20211     Document Type: Article

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