A time-harmonic inverse methodology for the design of RF coils in MRI.

Lawrence, Ben G; Crozier, Stuart; Yau, Desmond D; Doddrell, David M · IEEE Trans Biomed Eng · 2002

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

An inverse methodology is described to assist in the design of radio-frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications. The time-harmonic electromagnetic Green's functions are used to calculate current on the coil and shield cylinders that will generate a specified internal magnetic field. Stream function techniques and the method of moments are then used to implement this theoretical current density into an RF coil. A novel asymmetric coil operating for a 4.5 T MRI machine was designed and constructed using this methodology and the results are presented.

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