Abstract #3903

Performance comparisons of different single-channel coils using different materials

Chunhu Song^1,2, Qiaoyan Chen^1,2, Shao Che^1,2,3, Haining Wang³, Xiaoliang Zhang⁴, and Ye Li^1,2

¹Paul C. Lauterbur Imaging Research Center, 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, ⁴Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, NY, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: RF Arrays & Systems, RF Arrays & SystemsThe ultra-flexible RF coil can fit the image subjects well and thus improve signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). In this study, four types of single-channel receiver coils using different materials with the same size were constructed. Phantom studies were performed on a 3T MRI system. As a result, the liquid metal coil can achieve a most similar performance as the conventional copper coil, while the liquid metal coil is more flexible. This demonstrates that the liquid metal coil has a good application potential in imaging curved anatomical structures.

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