title: Analysis of capacitive coupling and associated loss for a solenoidal magnetic resonance imaging radio-frequency coil.
abstract: Presented is an analysis of the capacitive coupling between a magnetic resonance imaging radio-frequency (rf) coil and a dielectric sample. Calculated is the coil self-capacitance and power loss in the medium. The capacitively coupled power loss is compared with the more familiar inductively coupled eddy current loss and the predicted dependence of self-capacitance on coil and sample size is studied experimentally in a series of single-turn slotted solenoids of various sizes.
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama, Department of Radiology, Mobile 36617.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Harpen
mesh_terms: D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013679:Technology, Radiologic