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Current CONtrolled Transmit And Receive Coil Elements (CONTAR) for Parallel Acquisition and Parallel Excitation Techniques at High-Field MRI.
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PMID:  22162914     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A novel intrinsically decoupled transmit and receive radio-frequency coil element is presented for applications in parallel imaging and parallel excitation techniques in high-field magnetic resonance imaging. Decoupling is achieved by a twofold strategy: during transmission elements are driven by current sources, while during signal reception resonant elements are switched to a high input impedance preamplifier. To avoid B(0) distortions by magnetic impurities or DC currents a resonant transmission line is used to relocate electronic components from the vicinity of the imaged object. The performance of a four-element array for 3 T magnetic resonance tomograph is analyzed by means of simulation, measurements of electromagnetic fields and bench experiments. The feasibility of parallel acquisition and parallel excitation is demonstrated and compared to that of a conventional power source-driven array of equivalent geometry. Due to their intrinsic decoupling the current-controlled elements are ideal basic building blocks for multi-element transmit and receive arrays of flexible geometry.
Authors:
E Kirilina; A Kühne; T Lindel; W Hoffmann; K H Rhein; T Riemer; F Seifert
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-8-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied magnetic resonance     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0937-9347     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9204100     Medline TA:  Appl Magn Reson     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  507-523     Citation Subset:  -    
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