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High-resolution magnetic imaging: Cellular action currents and other applications

Wikswo Jr, 1996

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17501857067821655400
Author
Wikswo Jr J
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SQUID sensors: Fundamentals, fabrication and applications

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The SQUID magnetometers used for biomagnetic studies typically have pickup coils with a 1- to 3-cm diameter that are at a comparable distance from the biological sample. While multiple measurements with such systems can be used to localize dipole-like sources with …
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