Abstract #2126

Design of a forward view antenna for prostate imaging at 7 Tesla

Bart Steensma¹, Dennis Klomp¹, Nico van den Berg¹, Peter Luijten¹, Abe van der Werf², and Alexander Raaijmakers¹

¹University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Machnet B.V., Maarn, Netherlands

The forward view antenna has been introduced as a novel antenna for ultrahigh field imaging. This study has investigated its potential for prostate imaging where the antenna is placed between the legs, to contribute as an additional element of an existing dipole antenna transceiver array. A significant increase in signal-to-noise ratio is expected because of the generally smaller distance towards the prostate from this side. Numerical simulations and in vivo scans show that signal-to-noise ratio in the prostate region increases as a result of adding the forward view antenna to the dipole antenna array.

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