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Anatomy-specific RF receive coil arrays routinely adopted in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for signal acquisition, are commonly burdened by their bulky, fixed, and rigid configurations, which may impose patient discomfort, bothersome…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-12-21 Ke Wu , Xia Zhu , Stephan W. Anderson , Xin Zhang

Purpose: Low-field MRI systems operate at single MHz-range frequencies, where signal losses are primarily dominated by thermal noise from the radio-frequency (RF) receive coils. Achieving operation close to this limit is essential for…

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Leveraging the potential of low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), our study introduces the multimodal surface RF coil, a design tailored to overcome the limitations of conventional coils in this context. The inherent challenges of…

Medical Physics · Physics 2024-01-02 Yunkun Zhao , Aditya A Bhosale , Xiaoliang Zhang

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is a significant challenge for low-field MRI systems operating without conventional Faraday-shielded rooms. Traditional EMI mitigation approaches include external shields, subject grounding via electrodes,…

Medical Physics · Physics 2026-05-26 Julia Pfitzer , Martin Uecker , Hermann Scharfetter

MRI radiofrequency (RF) coils are ultimately limited by conductor loss, thermal noise, and reciprocity constraints associated with conventional metallic boundary conditions. These limitations become more severe at higher static fields,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Zoran Milosavljevic

Ultra-low field magnetic resonance imaging(ULF-MRI) systems operating in open environments are highly susceptible to composite electromagnetic interference(EMI). Different imaging channels respond non-uniformly to EMI owing to their…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-09 Jiali He , Sheng Shen , Jiamin Wu , Xiaohan Kong , Yamei Dai , Liang Tan , Zheng Xu

In Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), to achieve sufficient Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), the electrical performance of the RF coil is critical. We developed a device (microcoil) based on the original concept of monolithic resonator. This…

A volume coil with squared slots-end ring was developed to attain improved sensitivity for imaging of rat's brain at 7 T. The principles of the high cavity resonator for the low-pass case and the law of Biot-Savart were used to derive a…

Medical Physics · Physics 2020-08-14 S. Solis-Najera , R. Martin , F. Vazquez , O. Marrufo , A. O. Rodriguez

It is well known that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 7 Tesla (7T) and higher magnets can provide much better signal sensitivity compared with lower field strengths. However, variety of commercially available ultra-high-field MRI coils…

Medical Physics · Physics 2020-06-05 Akbar Alipour , Alan C Seifert , Bradley Delman , Gregor Adriany , Priti Balchandani

This study presents the design, simulation, and experimental validation of a novel multimodal concentric surface coil for MR imaging, developed to achieve higher B1 field efficiency while maintaining low SAR for enhanced imaging…

Medical Physics · Physics 2025-08-21 Yunkun Zhao , Aditya A Bhosale , Xiaoliang Zhang

The advent of low field open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems has greatly expanded the accessibility of MRI technology to meet a wide range of patient needs. However, the inherent challenges of low-field MRI, such as limited…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-11-17 Yunkun Zhao , Aditya A Bhosale , Xiaoliang Zhang

Purpose. Portable low-field (< 0.1 T) MRI is increasingly used for point-of-care imaging, but electromagnetic interference (EMI) presents a significant challenge, especially in unshielded environments. EMI can degrade image quality and…

Electromagnetic decoupling among a close-fitting or high-density transceiver RF array elements is required to maintain the integrity of the magnetic flux density from individual channel for enhanced performance in detection sensitivity and…

Medical Physics · Physics 2022-11-23 Komlan Payne , Leslie L. Ying , Xiaoliang Zhang

In this Comment, we discuss recent approaches to electromagnetic interference (EMI) mitigation in low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LF-MRI), as presented in arXiv preprints 2509.05955v1, 2406.17804v3, or 2210.06730v2. These and other…

Medical Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Joseba Alonso , José M. Algarín , Teresa Guallart-Naval

The performance of radiofrequency (RF) coils has a significant impact on the quality and speed of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Consequently, rigid coils with attached cables are commonly employed to achieve optimal SNR performance and…

In this paper we propose, design and test a new dual-nuclei RF-coil inspired by wire metamaterial structures. The coil operates due to resonant excitation of hybridized eigenmodes in multimode flat periodic structures comprising several…

The technology of magnetic resonance imaging is developing towards higher magnetic fields to improve resolution and contrast. However, whole-body imaging at 7 T or even higher fields remains challenging due to wave interference, tissue…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-01-29 G. Solomakha , J. T. Svejda , C. van Leeuwen , A. Rennings , A. J. Raaijmakers , S. Glybovski , D. Erni

Wireless power transfer has the potential to seamlessly power electronic systems, such as electric vehicles, industrial robots, and mobile devices. However, the leakage magnetic field is a critical bottleneck that limits the transferable…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-02-11 Yuichi Honjo , Cedric Caremel , Yoshihiro Kawahara , Takuya Sasatani

High impedance RF coils, such as self-decoupled coils, reduce the electromagnetic coupling between the coil elements and eliminates the use of complex decoupling technologies. Although the high impedance design promises excellent decoupling…

Medical Physics · Physics 2022-05-31 Aditya Bhosale , Xiaoliang Zhang

Here we propose double-coil setup to allow high signal-to-noise ratio broad-range heteronuclear magnetic resonance imaging experiments: two independent coils, one of them tuned to $^{1}$H frequency to perform anatomical $^{1}$H imaging, and…

Medical Physics · Physics 2020-03-17 V. A. Ivanov , A. A. Hurshkainen , G. A. Solomakha , M. A. Zubkov
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