Ultra-high field MRI: parallel-transmit arrays and RF pulse design

SN Williams, P McElhinney… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the field of multiple or parallel radiofrequency (RF) transmission for
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Currently the use of ultra-high field (UHF) MRI at 7 tesla …

A vision of 14 T MR for fundamental and clinical science

S Bates, SO Dumoulin, PJM Folkers… - … Resonance Materials in …, 2023 - Springer
Objective We outline our vision for a 14 Tesla MR system. This comprises a novel whole-
body magnet design utilizing high temperature superconductor; a console and associated …

A 32‐element loop/dipole hybrid array for human head imaging at 7 T

NI Avdievich, AV Nikulin, L Ruhm… - Magnetic resonance …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To improve whole‐brain SNR at 7 Tesla, a novel 32‐element hybrid human head
array coil was developed, constructed, and tested. Methods Our general design strategy is …

Double‐row dipole/loop combined array for human whole brain imaging at 7 T

NI Avdievich, AV Nikulin, L Ruhm, AW Magill… - NMR in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Important issues in designing radiofrequency (RF) coils for human head imaging at ultra‐
high field (UHF;≥ 7 T) are the inhomogeneity and longitudinal coverage (along the magnet …

Folded‐end dipole transceiver array for human whole‐brain imaging at 7 T

NI Avdievich, G Solomakha, L Ruhm… - NMR in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement of clinical applications of ultrahigh field (UHF) MRI depends heavily on
advances in technology, including the development of new radiofrequency (RF) coil …

Reconfigurable dipole receive array for dynamic parallel imaging at ultra‐high magnetic field

AV Nikulin, F Glang, NI Avdievich… - Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To extend the concept of 3D dynamic parallel imaging, we developed a prototype
of an electronically reconfigurable dipole array that provides sensitivity alteration along the …

Double‐row 16‐element folded‐end dipole transceiver array for 3D RF shimming of the whole human brain at 9.4 T

AV Nikulin, D Bosch, GA Solomakha… - NMR in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Homogeneity and longitudinal coverage of transmit (Tx) human head RF coils at ultrahigh
field (UHF,≥ 7 T) can be improved by 3D RF shimming, which requires using multi‐row Tx …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative T1-relaxation corrected metabolite mapping of 12 metabolites in the human brain at 9.4 T

AM Wright, S Murali-Manohar, A Henning - Neuroimage, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) is a non-invasive imaging modality that
enables observation of metabolites. Applications of MRSI for neuroimaging have shown …

Evaluation of coaxial dipole antennas as transceiver elements of human head array for ultra‐high field MRI at 9.4 T

GA Solomakha, D Bosch, F Glang… - Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim of this work is to evaluate a new eight‐channel transceiver (TxRx) coaxial
dipole array for imaging of the human head at 9.4 T developed to improve specific …

Dipolectric antenna for high‐field MRI

D Wenz, L Xin, T Dardano… - Magnetic Resonance in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To introduce the dipolectric antenna: a novel RF coil design for high‐field MRI
using a combination of a dipole antenna with a loop‐coupled dielectric resonator antenna …