title: Design and use of internal receiver coils for magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: This review describes coils for MRI that are inserted into the body through natural orifices. It covers the design and implementation of small internal receiver coils for use in the pelvis and gastrointestinal tract. Normal anatomy delineated by the high resolution obtained by using these coils and the appearances in a number of disease states for each clinical application are described.
authors.affiliation: Robert Steiner MRI Unit, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gilderdale
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: deSouza
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Coutts
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Larkman
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity