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Cost and Performance of Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Lawrence E. Crooks ,
Ching Yao ,
Mitsuaki Arakawa ,
James D. Hale ,
Joseph W. Carlson ,
Paul Licato ,
John Hoenninger ,
Jeffrey Watts  and
Leon Kaufman
Lawrence E. Crooks
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco - Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, South San Francisco, CA
Ching Yao
Affiliation:
Diasonics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Mitsuaki Arakawa
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco - Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, South San Francisco, CA
James D. Hale
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco - Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, South San Francisco, CA
Joseph W. Carlson
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco - Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, South San Francisco, CA
Paul Licato
Affiliation:
Diasonics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
John Hoenninger
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco - Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, South San Francisco, CA
Jeffrey Watts
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco - Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, South San Francisco, CA
Leon Kaufman
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco - Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, South San Francisco, CA
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Abstract

Magnetic Resonance Imaging technology has advanced on many fronts. Two important areas are the improvement of signal-to-noise levels and the understanding of imaging pulse sequence optimization. Based on these advances, low cost imagers using very low field permanent magnets are providing images of diagnostic quality.

Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 96: Symposium F – High Performance Permanent Magnet Materials , 1987 , 329
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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