title: The center-tapped slotted tube autotransformer resonator: a coil for use with a high-resolution small animal imaging system.
abstract: A radiofrequency (rf) coil design based on a slotted tube resonator which allows high-resolution imaging of the rodent brain with excellent anatomic definition on a standard G.E. CSI II 2.0-T MR imaging unit with no modification of existing apparatus is described. The coil is easily constructed and permits very rapid tuning to different loading conditions, allowing a high sample throughput.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Tatton
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Struk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012377:Rodentia; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology