This article reviews recent developments in designing and testing new types of materials
which can be:(i) placed around the body for in vivo imaging,(ii) be integrated into a …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as a noninvasive and powerful method in modern
diagnostics, has been advancing in leaps and bounds. Conventional methods to improve …

Purpose To improve image quality and reduce specific absorption rate in functional cardiac
imaging at 3 T. Methods Two high permittivity dielectric pads on the anterior and posterior …

Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of dielectric pads for improving
high spatial resolution imaging of the inner ear at 7 T. Materials and Methods Two sets of …

Purpose Radiofrequency field inhomogeneity is a significant issue in imaging large fields of
view in high‐and ultrahigh‐field MRI. Passive shimming with coupled coils or dielectric pads …

Improvements are proposed for practical design and use of high permittivity materials in high
field neuroimaging in three different areas:(i) a simple formula to predict the permittivity of tri …

Purpose Incorporating high dielectric constant (HDC) materials into radiofrequency (RF)
coils has been shown to effectively improve RF coil performance at 7 and 3 T because of the …

Purpose High‐permittivity materials in the form of flexible “dielectric pads” have proved very
useful for addressing RF inhomogeneities in high field MRI systems. Finding the optimal …

This article reviews the principle of dual‐channel transmit MRI and highlights current clinical
applications which are performed primarily at 3 Tesla. The main benefits of dual‐channel …

Purpose Perovskites are greatly used nowadays in many technological applications
because of their high permittivity, more specifically in the form of aqueous solutions, for MRI …