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http://dx.doi.org/10.9714/psac.2020.23.4.030

Electromagnetic design study of a 7 T 320 mm high-temperature superconducting MRI magnet with multi-width technique incorporated  

Jang, Won Seok (Seoul National University)
Kim, Geonyoung (Seoul National University)
Choi, Kibum (Seoul National University)
Park, Jeonghwan (Seoul National University)
Bang, Jeseok (Seoul National University)
Hahn, Seungyong (Seoul National University)
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Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics / v.23, no.4, 2021 , pp. 30-34 More about this Journal
Abstract
Superconducting magnets have paved the way for opening new horizons in designing an electromagnet of a high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. In the first phase of the superconducting MRI magnet era, low-temperature superconductor (LTS) has played a key role in constructing the main magnet of an MRI device. The highest magnetic resonance (MR) field of 11.7 T was indeed reached using LTS, which is generated by the well-known Iseult project. However, as the limit of current carrying capacity and mechanical robustness under a high field environment is revealed, it is widely believed that commercial LTS wires would be challenging to manufacture a high field (>10 T) MRI magnet. As a result, high-temperature superconductor together with the conducting cooling approach has been spotlighted as a promising alternative to the conventional LTS. In 2020, the Korean government launched a national project to develop an HTS magnet for a high field MRI magnet as an extent of this interest. We have performed a design study of a 7 T 320 mm winding bore HTS MRI magnet, which may be the ultimate goal of this project. Thus, in this paper, design study results are provided. Electromagnetic design and analysis were performed considering the requirements of central magnetic field and spatial field uniformity.
Keywords
high-field MRI; MRI magnet; no-insulation winding technique;
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