Abstract #4299

Evaluation of Different Coupling Schemes for a Dielectric Resonator in Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 600 MHz- a Simulation Approach

Gangchea Lee¹, Wei Luo², Michael Lanangan³, and Thomas Neuberger^1,4

¹Bio Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, ²Material Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, ³Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, ⁴Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

The TE01δ mode of the ring Dielectric Resonator (DR) is of interest to the high field MRI community for it generates highly homogenous fields over large volumes inside the DR. The ring DRs behave differently depending on the method of coupling. Six different coupling methods using the conducting wire were simulated three dimensionally. Differences in the electromagnetic field inside the DR, depending on the coupling method, were observed in the simulation. These results were interpreted to determine the mechanism producing the highest magnetic field using triple loop coupling.

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