Glosario

Z

z: dimension in the direction of the static magnetic field (B0 and H0), in both the sta­tio­nary and rotating frames of reference.

Zeugmatography: original term for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coined by Paul C. Lauterbur suggesting the role of the gradient magnetic field in joining the RF magnetic field to a de­sired local spatial region through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).


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