Superconducting receiver coils for sodium magnetic resonance imaging.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We present the results from sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) experiments using high-temperature superconducting (HTS) receiver coils. Sodium imaging has been shown to have great potential for the assessment of cell integrity but suffers from a substantially lower signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) than that of a hydrogen imaging. The use of an HTS receiver coil was found to significantly increase the SNR relative to an equivalent copper receiver coil at room temperature. The SNR gains afforded by HTS coils can also be used to decrease the imaging time.
Medical subject headings
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging