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A switched-mode breast coil for 7 T MRI using forced-current excitation

Cui et al., 2015

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2193108177958530820
Author
Cui J
Bosshard J
Rispoli J
Dimitrov I
Cheshkov S
McDougall M
Malloy C
Wright S
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IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering

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In high-field magnetic resonance imaging, the radio frequency wavelength within the human body is comparable to anatomical dimensions, resulting in B1 inhomogeneity and nonuniform sensitivity patterns. Thus, this relatively short wavelength presents engineering …
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