Comparing Saddle, Slotted-tube and Parallel-plate Coils for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
By: D. Nespor, K. Bartusek and Z. Dokoupil
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msr-2014-0023 | Journal eISSN: 1335-8871
Language: English
Page range: 171 - 176
Submitted on: Sep 26, 2013
Accepted on: Jun 12, 2014
Published on: Jun 17, 2014
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Science
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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