An improved saddle coil for MR imaging in resistive magnet systems.
The design of a two-turn radiofrequency coil for MR imaging at 0.15 T is presented. The use of well-isolated copper tube (instead of the usual wire) as conductor material resulted in an open, patient friendly construction. Furthermore, the Q value and signal-to-noise ratio of the tube-type coil were increased as compared to the corresponding values in the case of a geometrically similar wire-type coil.
D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*