Yosuke Otake1, Takeshi Taniguchi1, Hideta Habara1, Christophor Napier2, Errol Brissett2, Shawn Etheridge2, Masayoshi Dohata1, and Kazuyuki Kato1
1Healthcare Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 2Hitachi Healthcare Americas, Twinsburg, OH, United States
1Healthcare Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 2Hitachi Healthcare Americas, Twinsburg, OH, United States
To improving the SNR and the usability in the vertical field MRI, a flexible body coil using loop/CRC multi-channel array has been developed. SNR of the developed coil 46% better than a conventional coil. This technique will contribute to improve the performance of the vertical field MRI.
Figure 1. Coil arrangements. (a)Basic configuration of loop/CRC hybrid multi channel array (LCA) RF coil.(b)Developed torso coil using LCA(8ch). (c)Developed spine coil using LCA(8ch). (d)Conventional body coil for a vertical field MRI(6ch).
Figure 3. Phantom experiment at 1.2T
vertical field MRI. (a)Developed body coil (LCA torso and spine).
(b)Conventional body coil(SSCA).