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Magnetic field simulation of golay coil

Ahmad, Rashdi Shah and Shaari, Amiruddin and Chew, Teong Han (2008) Magnetic field simulation of golay coil. Journal of fundamental sciences, 4 (2). pp. 353-361. ISSN 1823-626X

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Abstract

In the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), besides the main magnetic field and the radio frequency (RF) system, the gradient coils system also plays an important role in signal acquisition. Generally, there are 2 transverse gradient coils and 1 longitudinal gradient coil. In this research, the magnetic field (or gradient) generated by the conventional transverse coil, namely the Golay coil was mapped. The calculation algorithm of the magnetic field generated was written in C-programming language, compiled by the GNU-compiler collection (GCC) and was based on a forward analytical approach by using the Biot-Savart Law. The data was then visualized by Gnuplot. The magnetic field was successfully calculated and plotted using open-source softwares running under Ubuntu operating system and will provide valuable data especially for gradient coil designer

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Golay coil, simulation, GCC, Gnuplot
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:Science
ID Code:2447
Deposited By: Zaiton Mat Isa
Deposited On:14 Jun 2007 04:45
Last Modified:07 Oct 2010 07:45

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