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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE
卷 72, 期 1, 页码 276-290出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24903
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ultrahigh-field MRI; cardiovascular MRI; transceiver array; parallel imaging
Purpose: To design and evaluate a modular transceiver coil array with 32 independent channels for cardiac MRI at 7.0T. Methods: The modular coil array comprises eight independent building blocks, each containing four transceiver loop elements. Numerical simulations were used for B-1(+) field homogenization and radiofrequency (RF) safety validation. RF characteristics were examined in a phantom study. The array's suitability for accelerated high spatial resolution two-dimensional (2D) FLASH CINE imaging of the heart was examined in a volunteer study. Results: Transmission field adjustments and RF characteristics were found to be suitable for the volunteer study. The signal-to-noise intrinsic to 7.0T together with the coil performance afforded a spatial resolution of 1.1 X 1.1 X 2.5 mm(3) for 2D CINE FLASH MRI, which is by a factor of 6 superior to standardized CINE protocols used in clinical practice at 1.5T. The 32-channel transceiver array supports one-dimensional acceleration factors of up to R = 4 without impairing image quality significantly. Conclusion: The modular 32-channel transceiver cardiac array supports accelerated and high spatial resolution cardiac MRI. The array is compatible with multichannel transmission and provides a technological basis for future clinical assessment of parallel transmission techniques at 7.0T. (C) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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