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High power RF amplifier for UHF MRI with configurable number of channels
Jifeng Chen1,2, Ye Li1, Han Zhang2, Bin Cao2, Xin Liu1, Hairong Zheng1, and Xu Chu2
1Lauterbur Imaging Research Center, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China, 2United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
This work presents a RFPA design method for a UHF MRI system that supports pTx up to 8 channels which can be configured into independent mode (8 Channel) or combined mode (1/2/4 Channel) for different types of coil set-ups.
Figure 1: Multi-channel RFPA for UHF MRI
Figure 2: Pre-distortion algorithm