Joseph Corea1, Balthazar P. Lechene1, Thomas Grafendorfer2, Fraser Robb3, Ana Claudia Arias1, and Michael Lustig1
1UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, 2GE Healthcare, Stanford, CA, United States, 3GE Healthcare, Aurora, OH, United States
Extremely
thin, lightweight, and flexible receive arrays can be achieved by the use of
printed electronics. Coil arrays printed layer-by-layer from solution have
shown potential to deliver a comfortable customized fit for many patients.
However, relatively low SNR and poor mechanical robustness prevented these devices from
performing to their full potential. Here we offer SNR within 3% of a
traditionally made coil by using high quality polymeric films as dielectric
layers in capacitors, high conductivity inks, and a mechanically robust
fabrication processes using fewer printed layers and stronger connections.
Using these techniques shoulder and elbow images of a volunteer were obtained.
