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Abstract #1443

Design of Multichannel Two-row Quadrature Transceive Array for Ultrahigh field MR Imaging

Komlan Payne1, Yunkun Zhao1, Aditya Ashok Bhosale1, and Xiaoliang Zhang1
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: RF Arrays & Systems, High-Field MRI, Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology, RF Array, Parallel Imaging

Motivation: Increased sensitivity and sufficient image coverage is demanded for more efficient and comprehensive extremity imaging.

Goal(s): Our goal is to exploit multiple-row quadrature RF coil array configuration to increase detection/transmission sensitivity and image coverage for human knee imaging at 7T.

Approach: Due to the increase of the channel count in a multiple-row configuration, it is technically challenging to attain adequate decoupling between quadrature elements of the array. We address this issue by using a double cross magnetic wall decoupling.

Results: The use of double cross magnetic wall decoupling have proven to be an efficient decoupling method.

Impact: The feasibility of this work is a substantial achievement in the multichannel RF hardware engineering, poised to enhance MR imaging technology, especially in high-field applications, where multiple-row quadrature RF coil array configuration can significantly impact image quality and overall efficiency.

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