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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2018.18.06.461

Usefulness of the Technique of Collecting Signals by Selecting Elements from RF Receive Phase Array Coil in Magnetic Resonance Imaging  

Choi, Kwan-Woo (서울아산병원 영상의학과)
Son, Soon-Yong (원광보건대학교 방사선과)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.18, no.6, 2018 , pp. 461-466 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the signal intensity changes by activating all and partially selected coil elements as a way to increase the SNR in a single region MR imaging. Two cylindrical fluid phantoms were placed side by side in a phase array coil and MRI scans were repeated by turning on the entire elements and selected elements. As a result, on both of the T1 and T2 weighted images signal intensities were significantly increased by 5.49% and 14.64%, respectively. In conclusion, if only a single region was to be imaged, selecting appropriate elements and collecting signals only from them could easily improve image qualities and signal intensities.
Keywords
Array Coil; Element; Surface Coil; RF Receive Coil; Signal to Noise Ratio;
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