Focused Magnetic Resonance Coupling Coils for Electromagnetic Therapy Applications

This paper presents the design and construction of a pair of figure-of-eight coils, coupled by magnetic resonance coupling (MRC), which could generate (150 V/m per Ampere) electric field at the focal points for electromagnetic therapy related applications. The E field generated at the targeted site would be significantly enhanced under the same amount of current flowing through the MRC figure-of-eight coils compared to normal coils, due to the superposition of E field contributed by the coils. Furthermore, the MRC figure-of-eight coil is designed and the results are verified in theory, simulation, and experiments. In the ex vivo tissue measurement, 35% current and 82% ohmic power improvements were observed. Since it can enhance the current and ohmic power, the MRC figure-of-eight coils are promising solutions for electromagnetic therapy applications. The potential applications of the coils include noninvasive radio frequency (RF) stimulation, thermoacoustic imaging, electromagnetic field therapies, and RF ablation, etc.