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This study presents the design, simulation, and experimental validation of a dual-tuned concentric multimodal surface coil for 7T 1H/31P magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI), developed to significantly enhance 31P B1 efficiency…
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…
Ultrahigh-field MRI, such as those operating at 7 Tesla, enhances diagnostic capabilities but also presents unique challenges, including the need for advanced RF coil designs to achieve an optimal signal-to-noise ratio and transmit…
The combination of surface coils and metamaterials remarkably enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performance for significant local staging flexibility. However, due to the coupling in between, impeded signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) 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…
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…
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…
The analytical expression for the signal-to-noise ratio of a slotted surface coil with an arbitrary number of slots was derived using the quasi-static approach. This surface coil based on the vane-type magnetron tube. To study the coil…
With the advent of multi-coil imaging and compressed sensing, a number of model based reconstruction algorithms have been created. They incorporate a multitude of different regularization functions based on physics, observed phenomenology,…
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…
Wireless radio frequency coils provide a promising solution for clinical MR applications due to several benefits, such as cable-free connection and compatibility with MR platforms of different vendors. Namely, for the purpose of clinical…
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…
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…
Purpose: One of the intrinsic limitations of low-field MRI is low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), which can be further reduced by electromagnetic interference (EMI) due to the lack of a Faraday shielded room. To address this issue, we propose…
In contrast to linearly polarized RF coil arrays, quadrature transceiver coil arrays are capable of improving signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), spatial resolution and parallel imaging performance. Owing to a reduced excitation power, low…
Modern magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) relies on application-specific multi-channel receive coils to achieve high performance, but these coils are typically costly, rigid, and difficult to generalize across anatomies. Recent wireless,…
Purpose: Parallel imaging and compressed sensing reconstructions of large MRI datasets often have a prohibitive computational cost that bottlenecks clinical deployment, especially for 3D non-Cartesian acquisitions. One common approach is to…
We conduct a comprehensive set of tests of performance of surface coils used for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) study of quasi 2-dimensional samples. We report ${^{115} \rm{In}}$ and ${^{31} \rm{P}}$ NMR measurements on InP,…
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…
Preclinical magnetic resonance imaging often requires the entire body of an animal to be imaged with sufficient quality. This is usually performed by combining regions scanned with small coils with high sensitivity or long scans using large…