Abstract #1833
A novel acoustic quiet coil for neonatal MRI system
Christopher M Ireland 1,2 , Randy O Giaquinto 2 , Jean A Tkach 2 , Ronald G Pratt 2 , and Charles L Dumoulin 2
1
Department of Biomedical Engineering,
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States,
2
Imaging
Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical
Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States
MRI acoustic exposure has the potential to elicit
physiological distress and impact development in preterm
and term infants. To mitigate the risk, a novel acoustic
quiet body coil for a neonatal MR system has been
developed to reduce the sound pressure level experienced
by neonates during MR procedures. Acoustic
characterization demonstrated the quiet coil was
consistently quieter, on average of 9 dBA, compared to a
conventional body coil. The quiet coil provides a robust
way of attenuating noise that does not require imaging
pulse sequence modifications, is patient-independent,
and synergistic with other attenuating practices.
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