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This work investigates the construction and performance of an eight-channel top-hat dipole receiver RF coil with a capacitive plate to increase the longitudinal whole-brain coverage and receiver sensitivity gain in the brain at 7 T MRI. The construction method for top-hat dipole-based receiver RF coil by adjusting the length and structure corresponding to each channel consists of tuning, matching, balun, and detuning circuitry. Electromagnetic simulations were analyzed on a 3-D human model to evaluate B1+ efficiency and specific absorption rate deposition. Coil performance was evaluated in the human head imaging in vivo. EM simulation results indicated a higher B1− sensitivity in the brain and z-directional coverage of the proposed eight-channel receiver RF coil. The MR images were acquired with an identical field of view showing the receiver coverage improvement in the brain when capacitive plates are used. The MR images also show the clear visibility of the complete set of the cervical vertebrae as well as the spinal cord. The acquired MRI results demonstrate the capability of the proposed RF coil to increase the receiver coverage in the longitudinal direction. Moreover, the B1+ efficiency, as well as receiver sensitivity in the brain, can be substantially improved with the use of multilayered capacitive plates of proper shape and size in conjunction with an RF coil.
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This work was supported by the Korea Medical Device Development Fund (Project Number: 1711138003, KMDF-RnD KMDF_PR_20200901_0041-2021-02) grant funded by the Korea government (the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Health & Welfare, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety). ZMT is appreciated for providing the free license of Sim4Life used in this study. The study was conducted and approved by the Institutional Review Board of KOREA UNIVERSITY (KUIRB-2021-0143-01, date of approval–2021-05-11).
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Kumar, S., Yoon, JS., Kim, JM. et al. Whole-brain imaging with receive-only multichannel top-hat dipole antenna RF coil at 7 T MRI. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 80, 920–927 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-021-00334-5
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