Bloch‐based MRI system simulator considering realistic electromagnetic fields for calculation of signal, noise, and specific absorption rate

To describe and introduce new software capable of accurately simulating MR signal, noise, and specific absorption rate (SAR) given arbitrary sample, sequence, static magnetic field distribution, and radiofrequency magnetic and electric field distributions for each transmit and receive coil.

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