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Abstract #3221

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

Yosuke Otake1, Koichi Arai2, Takeshi Taniguchi2, Masayoshi Dohata2, Takahide Shimoda2, Kazuyuki Kato2, and Hisaaki Ochi1
1Innovative Technology Laboratory, FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, 2Radiation Diagnostic Systems Division, FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation, Chiba, Japan

Synopsis

To improving the SNR and the g-factor in a vertical-field MRI, a multi-channel head coil has been developed. The coil consists of loop/dipole parallel RF coils (LDP) that improve the signal detection efficiency in the deep region of the subject in the vertical-field MRI. The performance of the coil was evaluated in a phantom experiment at 1.2T vertical-field MRI. The SNR and the g-factor of the coil using LDP were 1.2 and 1.2-2.9 times better than those of a conventional head coil, respectively. This technique will contribute to improve the performance of the vertical-field MRI.

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