An analytic expression for the ultimate intrinsic SNR in a uniform sphere.
Hong-Hsi LeeDaniel K SodicksonRiccardo LattanziPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2018)
The proposed formula enables rapid and direct calculation of UISNR in the central region of a sphere. The resulting UISNR value may be used, for example, as an absolute reference to assess the performance of head coils with spherical phantoms.