The stochastic design of force-minimized compact magnets for high-field magnetic resonance imaging applications.

New designs for force-minimized compact high-field clinical MRI magnets are described. The design method is a modified simulated annealing (SA) procedure which includes Maxwell forces in the error function to be minimized. This permits an automated force reduction in the magnet designs while control...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IEEE Transactions on applied superconductivity 11, 2 (2001).
1. Verfasser:	Crozier, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	English
Schlagworte:	3 T. 4 T. 50 cm. Maxwell forces. Automated force reduction. Clinical MRI magnets. Error function. Force reduction. Force-minimized compact magnets. High-field magnetic resonance imaging applications. Homogeneous regions. Iterations. Modified simulated annealing procedure. Overall dimensions. Rapid force calculation algorithm. Stochastic design. Stray fields.