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 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 …

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 …

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 …

9.4 T double‐tuned 13C/1H human head array using a combination of surface loops and dipole antennas

NI Avdievich, G Solomakha, L Ruhm… - NMR in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
MRI at ultra‐high field (UHF,≥ 7 T) provides a natural strategy for improving the quality of X‐
nucleus magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging due to the intrinsic benefit of …

Integrated multi-modal antenna with coupled radiating structures (I-MARS) for 7T pTx body MRI

A Destruel, J Jin, E Weber, M Li… - … on Medical Imaging, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the main challenges in ultra-high field whole body MRI relates to the uniformity and
efficiency of the radiofrequency field. Although recent advances in the design of RF coils …

A 32-channel sleeve antenna receiver array for human head MRI applications at 10.5 T

MK Woo, L DelaBarre, M Waks… - IEEE transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For human brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), high channel count () radiofrequency
receiver coil arrays are utilized to achieve maximum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and to …

Scaling the mountains: what lies above 7 Tesla magnetic resonance?

R Schmidt, E Kleban, S Bollmann, CJ Wiggins… - … Resonance Materials in …, 2023 - Springer
The progress of ultrahigh-field magnetic resonance (UHFMR) provides meaningful
technologies for the advancement of biomedical and diagnostic MRI. The argument for …

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 …