The NexGen 7T scanner has been designed to reach an unprecedented microscale resolution in fMRI studies of the cerebral cortex. A radiofrequency coil setup with a high density receive array is essential to capture the promised benefits. The coil design, which is already constrained by the limited space on the patient table inside the head gradient, must be robust, allow routine scanning and offer a visual field to support fMRI studies. We have developed a compact 16-channel transmit 96-channel receive head coil for the NexGen 7T scanner. In this abstract, we present the coil development and preliminary phantom results.
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