SAR calculations in MRI scanning systems

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 22-29

  Wang, Zhangwei ^a   Lin, James C ^b  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; BODY TISSUES; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; MR SIGNALS; MRI SCANNERS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PROTON IMAGING; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIOLOGICAL METHODS; RF FREQUENCIES; SAR CALCULATIONS; SCANNING SYSTEMS;

HEALTH RISKS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGY; SCANNING; TISSUE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 84864125082     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2012.2197140     Document Type: Article

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