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Interchangeable neck shape-specific coils for a clinically realizable anterior neck phased array system
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Beck, Michael J. Parker, Dennis L. Bolster, Bradley D. Kim, Seong-Eun McNally, J. Scott Treiman, Gerald S. Hadley, J. Rock |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Journal: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine To demonstrate the interchangeable neck shape-specific (NSS) coil concept that supplements standard commercial spine and head/neck coils to provide simultaneous high-resolution (hi-res) head/neck imaging with high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Two NSS coils were constructed on formers designed to fit two different neck shapes. A 7-channel (7ch) ladder array was constructed on a medium neck former, and a 9-channel (9ch) ladder array was constructed on large neck former. Both coils were interchangeable with the same preamp housing. The 7ch and 9ch coils demonstrate SNR gains of approximately 4 times and 3 times over the Siemens 20-channel head/neck coil in the carotid arteries of our volunteers, respectively. Coupling between the Siemens 32-channel spine coil, Siemens 20-channel head/neck coil, and the NSS coils was negligible, allowing for simultaneous hi-res head/neck imaging with high SNR. This study demonstrates that supplementing existing commercial spine and head/neck coils with an NSS coil allows uniform simultaneous hi-res imaging with high SNR in the anterior neck, while maintaining SNR of the commercial coil in the head and posterior neck. Magn Reson Med 78:2460-2468, 2017. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552456/pdf |
| Ending Page | 2468 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| Starting Page | 2460 |
| e-ISSN | 15222594 |
| DOI | 10.1002/mrm.26632 |
| Journal | Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 78 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2017-02-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Rf Coil Magnetic Resonance Imaging Phased Array Signal-to-noise Ratio |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |