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RF coil considerations for short-T2 MRI.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20665825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
With continuing hardware and pulse sequence advancements, modern MRI is gaining sensitivity to signals from short-T(2) (1)H species under practical experimental conditions. However, conventional MRI coils are typically not designed for this type of application, as they often contain proton-rich construction materials that may contribute confounding (1)H background signal during short-T(2) measurements. An example of this is shown herein. Separately, a loop-gap style coil was used to compare different coil construction materials and configurations with respect to observed (1)H background signal sizes in a small animal imaging system. Background signal sources were spatially identified and quantified in a number of different coil configurations. It was found that the type and placement of structural coil materials around the loop-gap resonator, as well as the coil's shielding configuration, are critical determinants of the coil's background signal size. Although this study employed a loop-gap resonator design, these findings are directly relevant to standard volume coils commonly used for MRI.
Authors:
R Adam Horch; Ken Wilkens; Daniel F Gochberg; Mark D Does
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine     Volume:  64     ISSN:  1522-2594     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Med     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-25     Completed Date:  2011-04-19     Revised Date:  2011-12-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8505245     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1652-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2310, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cadaver
Copper
Equipment Design
Femur / anatomy & histology*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / instrumentation*
Polycarboxylate Cement
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Radio Waves
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EB001452/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; EB001744/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01 EB001452-04/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01 EB001744-05A1/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Polycarboxylate Cement; 25766-59-0/polycarbonate; 7440-50-8/Copper; 9002-84-0/Polytetrafluoroethylene

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