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Abstract #4236

Development of Head and C-Spine coils for use at 7T

Jagjit Sidhu1, Alexander Smerglia2, Labros Petropoulos2, Tsinghua Zheng2, Xiaoyu Yang2, Jami Tatulinski2, Ken Sakaie1, Paul Taylor 2, and Mark Lowe1
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States, 2Quality Electrodynamics, Mayfield Heights, OH, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: High-Field MRI, Spinal CordMR imaging at 7T provides a greater signal intensity, which yields some combination of a greater signal-to-noise ratio, smaller voxel size, and/or faster scan times compared with lower field strengths. However, there remains room for improvement at 7T in terms of image homogeneity and a limited selection of coils. In this work, we summarize ongoing efforts to develop a single-transmit (STX) cervical spine (C-spine) and a parallel transmit (PTX) head coil. Both coils have a more open design with detachable anterior halves and larger physical dimensions.

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