A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR Imaging
<italic>Goal:</italic> This study presents a novel MRI coil design approach explicitly tailored for chick embryo measurements, with the primary objective of improving sensitivity and coverage. <italic>Methods:</italic> The limitations posed by conventional birdcage coils were...
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| author | Chang-Hoon Choi Maximilian Bruch Suk-Min Hong Sandra Krause Carina Stegmayr Stefan Schwan Wieland A. Worthoff Jorg Felder N. Jon Shah |
| author_facet | Chang-Hoon Choi Maximilian Bruch Suk-Min Hong Sandra Krause Carina Stegmayr Stefan Schwan Wieland A. Worthoff Jorg Felder N. Jon Shah |
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| description | <italic>Goal:</italic> This study presents a novel MRI coil design approach explicitly tailored for chick embryo measurements, with the primary objective of improving sensitivity and coverage. <italic>Methods:</italic> The limitations posed by conventional birdcage coils were addressed by introducing a curvature feature into a standard coil. The performance of the modified coil was assessed using EM simulations and experimental evaluations, which were subsequently validated using a 7 T MRI scanner. A comparative analysis was conducted against a standard quadrature low-pass birdcage coil to evaluate key factors. <italic>Results:</italic> The proposed coil demonstrated improved SNR and uniformity, particularly in the proximity of the end-rings. These results were consistent with the findings obtained from the simulations. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> The use of our innovative birdcage coil design holds promise and offers practical potential for <italic>in ovo</italic> studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7070897976ba4d8f96c49f73f2ea744e2025-01-31T00:02:15ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology2644-12762024-01-01553454110.1109/OJEMB.2024.342023110577130A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR ImagingChang-Hoon Choi0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3569-0905Maximilian Bruch1Suk-Min Hong2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0135-8747Sandra Krause3https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3694-8489Carina Stegmayr4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4191-8734Stefan Schwan5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9511-1376Wieland A. Worthoff6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9121-8790Jorg Felder7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-4322N. Jon Shah8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-6169Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine - 4 (INM-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ), Jülich, GermanyInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine - 4 (INM-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ), Jülich, GermanyINM-4, FZJ, Jülich, GermanyINM-4, FZJ, Jülich, GermanyINM-4, FZJ, Jülich, GermanyINM-4, FZJ, Jülich, GermanyINM-4, FZJ, Jülich, GermanyINM-4, FZJ, Jülich, GermanyINM-4 and INM-11, FZJ, Jülich, Germany<italic>Goal:</italic> This study presents a novel MRI coil design approach explicitly tailored for chick embryo measurements, with the primary objective of improving sensitivity and coverage. <italic>Methods:</italic> The limitations posed by conventional birdcage coils were addressed by introducing a curvature feature into a standard coil. The performance of the modified coil was assessed using EM simulations and experimental evaluations, which were subsequently validated using a 7 T MRI scanner. A comparative analysis was conducted against a standard quadrature low-pass birdcage coil to evaluate key factors. <italic>Results:</italic> The proposed coil demonstrated improved SNR and uniformity, particularly in the proximity of the end-rings. These results were consistent with the findings obtained from the simulations. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> The use of our innovative birdcage coil design holds promise and offers practical potential for <italic>in ovo</italic> studies.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10577130/Chick embryoin ovoMRIcoilbirdcage |
| spellingShingle | Chang-Hoon Choi Maximilian Bruch Suk-Min Hong Sandra Krause Carina Stegmayr Stefan Schwan Wieland A. Worthoff Jorg Felder N. Jon Shah A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR Imaging IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chick embryo in ovo MRI coil birdcage |
| title | A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR Imaging |
| title_full | A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR Imaging |
| title_fullStr | A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR Imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR Imaging |
| title_short | A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR Imaging |
| title_sort | modified quadrature birdcage coil incorporated with a curved feature for italic in ovo italic mr imaging |
| topic | Chick embryo in ovo MRI coil birdcage |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10577130/ |
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