The center-tapped slotted tube autotransformer resonator: a coil for use with a high-resolution small animal imaging system.
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.
Martin
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Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lemaire
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Tatton
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Armstrong
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Struk
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D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012377:Rodentia; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology