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Abstract #2811

Novel RF Coil Array Designs to Improve SNR in Dorsal Areas of the Brain

Volkan Emre Arpinar1, James S. Hyde2, L Tugan Muftuler1, 3

1Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; 2Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; 3Center for Imaging Research , Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States

The conventional RF coil arrays developed for head imaging usually have poorer sensitivity to the dorsal areas of the brain because the coil elements wrap around the head such that they are more sensitive to anterior, posterior, left and right areas of the brain. In this study, two different end cap designs and a Fo8 element placed on top of the head were investigated using simulations in order to improve SNR in sensorimotor and parietal areas.

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