Steensma et al., 2020 - Google Patents
Introduction of the snake antenna array: geometry optimization of a sinusoidal dipole antenna for 10.5 T body imaging with lower peak SARSteensma et al., 2020
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- Steensma B
- van de Moortele P
- Ertürk A
- Grant A
- Adriany G
- Luijten P
- Klomp D
- van den Berg N
- Metzger G
- Raaijmakers A
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- Magnetic resonance in medicine
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Purpose To improve imaging performance for body MRI with a local transmit array at 10.5 T, the geometry of a dipole antenna was optimized to achieve lower peak specific absorption rate (SAR) levels and a more uniform transmit profile. Methods Electromagnetic simulations …
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