Rostislav Lemdiasov1, Reinhold Ludwig2, Gene Bogdanov2
1InsightMRI, Worcester, MA, USA; 2ECE, WPI, Worcester, MA, USA
A new approach to the numerical modeling and analysis of unloaded/loaded RF coils or coil arrays using the Method of Moments has been proposed. We outline a procedure to analyze coils and coil arrays based on the signal to noise ratio (SNR).