title: A comparison study of different RF shields for an 8-element transceive small animal array at 9.4T.
abstract: In this study, three types of radio-frequency shields are studied and compared in the context of ultra-high field small-animal magnetic resonance imaging. It has been demonstrated that the coil penetration depth and mutual coupling between the coils depend heavily on the type of shield employed. The results were used to guide the design of a 9.4T 8-element transceive small animal array, which provides high overall coil penetration.
authors.affiliation: School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, the University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia. jinjin@itee.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ewald
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crozier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000662:veterinary*; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011846:Radio Waves; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity