Abstract #1606

Universally Sized, High-Resolution and ASSET Optimized AIR Cervical Coils Combined with a 48-Channel Head Coil for 3T MRI

Yun-Jeong Stickle¹, Clyve Konrad Follante¹, Mark Giancola¹, David Anderson¹, Fraser Robb¹, Thomas Stickle¹, Robert Stormont², Holly Blahnik², Ho-Joon Lee³, Young Han Lee⁴, and Darryl B. Sneag⁵

¹GE Healthcare Coils, Aurora, OH, United States, ²GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, United States, ³Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Severance hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States

Conventional high density phased-array head/neck coils are designed to tightly conform to head/neck region to increase SNR and accommodate higher acceleration, which in turn limits space and their use for larger patients. This study shows results for two different universally sized AIR (Adaptive Imaging Receive) neck/cervical spine coils combined with a 48-Channel head coil to provide higher SNR and improved acceleration compared to a conventional coil. 3T MRI setups to image the head/neck, carotids and cervical spine were designed and constructed. Phantom measurements and high-resolution in vivo imaging were performed to demonstrate design performance.

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