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September 17, 2025

Flexible, twisted-pair coil array with dielectric resonators and transceiver dipole antennas for enhanced sensitivity in MRI at 7T

Key Points

Integrating dielectric resonators and dipole antennas resulted in over a 2-fold gain in peripheral SNR, improving MRI quality.
The new flexible twisted-pair coil array showed nearly a 1.2-fold gain in center SNR, indicating enhanced imaging capabilities.
Validation included numerical simulations and phantom experiments on a 7T MRI scanner, confirming effective B1+ efficiency.
This technological advancement offers significant improvements for clinical applications, emphasizing adaptation to patient anatomy.

Abstract

Motivation: Increasing SNR in MRI by designing flexible receive arrays that adapt closely to patient anatomy is needed to improve clinical image quality. Goal(s): This study aims to develop a flexible, multi-channel twisted-pair (TP) coil array with integrated dielectric resonators (DRAs) and transceiver dipole antennas to enhance SNR at 7T. Approach: The TP array, combined with DRAs and dipole antennas, was validated via numerical simulations and phantom experiments on a 7T MRI scanner to evaluate B1+ efficiency and SNR. Results: Integrating DRAs, dipole antennas and TP coils provided more than a 2-fold gain in peripheral SNR and almost a 1.2-fold gain in the center. Impact: This new approach can substantially boost receive performance of flexible RF coils tailored for various clinical applications.

Flexible, twisted-pair coil array with dielectric resonators and transceiver dipole antennas for enhanced sensitivity in MRI at 7T

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