Tamer
S. Ibrahim1, Tiejun Zhao2, Fernando E. Boada3
1Departments of Bioengineering and
Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 2Siemens
Medical Solutions; 3Department of Radiology, University of
Pittsburgh
In
this work, we will examine the efficiency of Tic Tac Toe RF array designs
including the original 2x2 and new 3x3 versions and extend their usefulness
to become more application friendly.
This will be achieved by yielding optimal SNR (through a combination
with a separate 7-channel receive-only array) and by designing echo-planar
imaging (EPI) compatible prototypes.
The results show excellent improvement in eddy current reduction and
SNR enhancement with a receive-only array insert.