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Magnetic field homogenization of the human prefrontal cortex with a set of localized electrical coils.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19918909     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The prefrontal cortex is a common target brain structure in psychiatry and neuroscience due to its role in working memory and cognitive control. Large differences in magnetic susceptibility between the air-filled sinuses and the tissue/bone in the frontal part of the human head cause a strong and highly localized magnetic field focus in the prefrontal cortex. As a result, image distortion and signal dropout are observed in MR imaging. A set of external electrical coils is presented that provides localized and high-amplitude shim fields in the prefrontal cortex, with minimum impact on the rest of the brain when combined with regular zero- to second-order spherical harmonics shimming. The experimental realization of the new shim method strongly minimized or even eliminated signal dropout in gradient-echo images acquired at settings typically used in functional magnetic resonance at 4 T.
Authors:
Christoph Juchem; Terence W Nixon; Scott McIntyre; Douglas L Rothman; Robin A de Graaf
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine     Volume:  63     ISSN:  1522-2594     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Med     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-28     Completed Date:  2010-03-10     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8505245     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  171-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Research Center, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. christoph.juchem@yale.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Computer-Aided Design
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Humans
Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / instrumentation*
Magnetics / instrumentation*
Prefrontal Cortex / anatomy & histology*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Transducers*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 EB000473-09/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01-EB000473/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R21 CA118503-02/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R21/R33-CA118503/CA/NCI NIH HHS
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