Title :
Longitudinal gradient-coil with improved uniformity within the volume of interest
Author :
Dominguez, Gabriela A. ; Romero, Alfonso ; Anoardo, Esteban
Author_Institution :
FaMAF, Lab. de Relaxometria y Tec. Especiales (LaRTE), IFEG, Univ. Nac. de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Abstract :
We present a longitudinal magnetic field gradient-coil with optimized uniformity within the volume of interest (VOI). The accuracy of the optimization algorithm was confronted with measurements of the spatial dependence of the magnetic field within the VOI in a prototype-coil. The proposed device integrates the gradient-unit of a fast-field-cycling magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus of own design.
Keywords :
coils; magnetic field measurement; magnetic resonance imaging; optimisation; spatial variables measurement; MRI apparatus; VOI; fast-field-cycling magnetic resonance imaging apparatus; longitudinal magnetic field gradient-coil; magnetic field measurement; optimization algorithm; spatial dependence measurement; volume of interest; Coils; Current measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetomechanical effects; Optimization; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bariloche
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4270-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARGENCON.2014.6868577