We constructed a 22-channel high impedance glove array for dynamic hand and wrist imaging. The glove array has a robust, flexible, comfortable, safe, and cleanable construction. Siemens Tim4G technology was used to connect coils to the scanner through a single bundled cable to streamline the workflow and permit hand postures that are uninhibited by bulky components. Compared to a rigid commercial 16-channel Hand/Wrist coil, our 22-channel glove array showed higher SNR on fingers and wrist and comparable SNR on the palm and top of the hand. Further analysis revealed low coupling between the coils that resulted in good acceleration performance.
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