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Abstract #3223

A quadrature birdcage/48-channel receiver coil assembly for human brain imaging at 5T

Zidong Wei1,2,3, Qiaoyan Chen1,2, Qiang He3, Xiaoliang Zhang4, Xin Liu1,2, Hairong zheng1,2, and Ye Li1,2
1Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, shenzhen, China, 2Key Laboratory for Magnetic Resonance and Multimodality Imaging of Guangdong Province, shenzhen, China, 3Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China, shanghai, China, 4Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

Synopsis

Ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of human brain with high resolution has been increasing used for clinical and research applications. Due to RF transmit homogeneity and specific absorption issues, clinical use of ultra-high field MRI were limited. In this work, a local quadrature birdcage/48-channel receiver coil assembly was designed and evaluated on a novel whole body 5T MRI scanner. The coil at 5T showed improved SNR, higher parallel acceleration capability and improved detection in vessel wall imaging compared to a 32-channel coil at a 3T commercial scanner.

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