Comparison of three commercially available radio frequency coils for human brain imaging at 3 Tesla

Mekle, Ralf; van der Zwaag, Wietske; Joosten, Andreas; Gruetter, Rolf

doi:10.1007/s10334-007-0100-4

Scientific article

English

Comparison of three commercially available radio frequency coils for human brain imaging at 3 Tesla

ContributorsMekle, Ralf; van der Zwaag, Wietske; Joosten, Andreas; Gruetter, Rolf

Published inMagma, vol. 21, no. 1-2, p. 53-61

Publication date2008

Abstract

To evaluate a transverse electromagnetic (TEM), a circularly polarized (CP) (birdcage), and a 12-channel phased array head coil at the clinical field strength of B0 = 3T in terms of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), signal homogeneity, and maps of the effective flip angle alpha.

Keywords

Algorithms
Artifacts
Brain/pathology
Brain Mapping/methods
Diagnostic Imaging/instrumentation/methods
Electromagnetic Phenomena
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/instrumentation/methods
Phantoms, Imaging
Radiation
Radio Waves
Sensitivity and Specificity
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Software

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale

Research groups

CIBM (863)

Citation (ISO format)

MEKLE, Ralf et al. Comparison of three commercially available radio frequency coils for human brain imaging at 3 Tesla. In: Magma, 2008, vol. 21, n° 1-2, p. 53–61. doi: 10.1007/s10334-007-0100-4

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:32949
DOI : 10.1007/s10334-007-0100-4
PMID : 18193311

Journal ISSN0968-5243

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Comparison of three commercially available radio frequency coils for human brain imaging at 3 Tesla

To evaluate a transverse electromagnetic (TEM), a circularly polarized (CP) (birdcage), and a 12-channel phased array head coil at the clinical field strength of B0 = 3T in terms of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), signal homogeneity, and maps of the effective flip angle alpha.

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