• DocumentCode
    845161
  • Title

    Human Whole Body Line Scan Imaging by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

  • Author

    Morris, Peter G. ; Mansfield, Peter ; Pykett, Ian L. ; Ordidge, Roger J. ; Coupland, Rex E.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Physics, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    4/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2817
  • Lastpage
    2820
  • Abstract
    An NMR imaging apparatus, capable of whole human body studies, is described. The resolution and spatial distortions of the system are discussed and illustrated. Representative images of the human anatomy are presented.
  • Keywords
    Coils; Human anatomy; Magnetic fields; Magnetic moments; Magnetic resonance imaging; Morphology; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Protons; Radio frequency; Spatial resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1979.4330542
  • Filename
    4330542