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Abstract #3881

Intracranial Microvascular Imaging at 7T MRI : A Comparison of the Different RF Coils

Myung-Kyun Woo1, Chang-Ki Kang1, Suk-Min Hong1, Kyoung-Nam Kim1, Joshua Park1, Hongbae Jeong1, Hongbae Jeong1, Hongbae Jeong1, Young-Bo Kim1, Zang-Hee Cho<s

1Neuroscience Research Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

The RF coil could contribute significantly to the quality of the intracranial microvascular imaging in ultra-high-field MRI. We have investigated several different types of RF coils and analyzed their relative performance in terms of SNR profiles and resolutions. The overlapped 6-channel coil exhibited highest performance, especially for angiographic imaging, due to its improved penetration depth, i.e., overall improved SNR.

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