Gradient system characterization by impulse response measurements with a dynamic field camera

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 583-593

  Vannesjo, Signe J ^a   Haeberlin, Maximilan ^a   Kasper, Lars ^a,b   Pavan, Matteo ^a   Wilm, Bertram J ^a   Barmet, Christoph ^a   Pruessmann, Klaas P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dynamic shimming; GIRF; gradient calibration; gradient impulse response; linear time invariant systems; magnetic field monitoring; mechanical oscillations

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; EDDY CURRENTS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMPULSE RESPONSE; INVARIANCE; LINEAR SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TIME VARYING CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DYNAMIC SHIMMING; GIRF; GRADIENT CALIBRATION; LINEAR TIME INVARIANT SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELD MONITORING; MECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS;

DYNAMICS;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC FIELD CAMERA; GRADIENT IMPULSE RESPONSE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSCILLATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 84872956985     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24263     Document Type: Article

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