Brachial plexus: MR imaging with a dedicated phased array of surface coils.

Hayes, C E; Tsuruda, J S; Mathis, C M; Maravilla, K R; Kliot, M; Filler, A G · Radiology · 1997

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A phased array of surface coils was constructed for magnetic resonance imaging in three different regions in the brachial plexus. Four-coil subsets of the six-coil array were activated at any given time during imaging in three volunteers. An in vivo estimate of the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) at three locations in the brachial plexus indicated that the phased-array coil provided a signal-to-noise ratio that was three to six times higher than that of the body coil.

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