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Abstract #1222

Travelling wave MRI with a parallel-plate waveguide loaded with a metamaterial at 7 T

Sergio Solis-Najera1, Jelena Lazovic2, Saul Rivera1, Fabian Vazquez1, and Alfredo Odon Rodriguez3
1Departamento de Fisica, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, 2Department of Physical Intelligence, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany, 3Department of Electrical Engineering, UAM Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico

Synopsis

Keywords: Non-Array RF Coils, Antennas & Waveguides, Non-Array RF Coils, Antennas & Waveguides, travelling wave MRI

Motivation: The utilization of traveling-wave MRI in conjunction with a parallel-plate waveguide provides an alternative for acquiring images at ultrahigh magnetic fields, circumventing the resonant frequency limitations.

Goal(s): To improve the image quality and to investigate the application of metamaterials within the waveguide to improve performance.

Approach: A bio-inspired surface coil in the transceiver mode and a C-shaped unit metamaterial made from copper sheets laminated onto a nonconductive board within the parallel-plate waveguide filled with a saline solution were used.

Results: Images acquired with the metamaterial-loaded waveguide demonstrated improved signal-to-noise ratio and closely matched the image quality achieved with in-house birdcage coils

Impact: To provide an effective alternative for remote detection in MRI, enabling high-quality image acquisition with efficiency.

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