Abstract #1455

Loop Array RF Coil for Vertical Field MRI using Loop/Dipole Parallel RF Coils

Yosuke Otake¹, Kohjiro Iwasawa¹, Hisaaki Ochi¹, Masayoshi Dohata², and Takahide Shimoda²

¹Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ²Healthcare Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

To increase the SNR of an RF array coil for vertical field MRI, a loop/dipole parallel RF (LDP) coil was developed. The SNR was increased by forming a solenoid shaped current on an array coil using the LDP coils. The performance of the coils was evaluated using an electromagnetic simulator. The SNR of the LDP coil was 9% better than that of a conventional loop array coil. This technique will contribute to increasing the SNR of the array coil for vertical field MRI.

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