The state-of-the-art and emerging design approaches of double-tuned RF coils for X-nuclei, brain MR imaging and spectroscopy: A review

CH Choi, SM Hong, J Felder, NJ Shah - Magnetic resonance imaging, 2020 - Elsevier
With the increasing availability of ultra-high field MRI systems, studying non-proton nuclei (X-
nuclei), such as 23 Na and 31 P has received great interest. X-nuclei are able to provide …

A review of parallel transmit arrays for ultra-high field MR imaging

CH Choi, A Webb, S Orzada… - IEEE Reviews in …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Parallel transmission (pTX) techniques are required to tackle a number of challenges, eg,
the inhomogeneous distribution of the transmit field and elevated specific absorption rate …

Self-decoupled radiofrequency coils for magnetic resonance imaging

X Yan, JC Gore, WA Grissom - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Arrays of radiofrequency coils are widely used in magnetic resonance imaging to achieve
high signal-to-noise ratios and flexible volume coverage, to accelerate scans using parallel …

A human cerebral and cerebellar 8‐channel transceive RF dipole coil array at 7T

JD Clément, R Gruetter, Ö Ipek - Magnetic resonance in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Dipole antennas that provide high transmit field penetration with large coverage,
and their use in a parallel transmit setup, may be advantageous in minimizing B‐field …

Double cross magnetic wall decoupling for quadrature transceiver RF array coils using common-mode differential-mode resonators

K Payne, AA Bhosale, X Zhang - Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 2023 - Elsevier
In contrast to linearly polarized RF coil arrays, quadrature transceiver coil arrays are capable
of improving signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), spatial resolution, and parallel imaging …

Element decoupling of 7 T dipole body arrays by EBG metasurface structures: Experimental verification

AA Hurshkainen, TA Derzhavskaya… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Metasurfaces are artificial electromagnetic boundaries or interfaces usually implemented as
two-dimensional periodic structures with subwavelength periodicity and engineered …

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 …

Unshielded bent folded‐end dipole 9.4 T human head transceiver array decoupled using modified passive dipoles

NI Avdievich, G Solomakha, L Ruhm… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop an unshielded dipole transceiver array for human head imaging at 9.4
Tesla and to improve decoupling of adjacent dipole elements, a novel array design with …

Hairpin RF resonators for MR imaging transceiver arrays with high inter-channel isolation and B1 efficiency at ultrahigh field 7 T

K Payne, LL Ying, X Zhang - Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 2022 - Elsevier
Electromagnetic decoupling among a close-fitting or high-density transceiver RF array
elements is required to maintain the integrity of the magnetic flux density from individual …

Decoupling of folded‐end dipole antenna elements of a 9.4 T human head array using an RF shield

NI Avdievich, G Solomakha, L Ruhm… - NMR in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dipole antennas have recently been introduced to the field of MRI and successfully used,
mostly as elements of ultra‐high field (UHF,≥ 7 T) human body arrays. Usage of dipole …