Enhancing signal-to-noise ratio of clinical 1.5 T MRI using metasurface-inspired flexible wraps

J Gupta, P Das, R Bhattacharjee, D Sikdar - Applied Physics A, 2023 - Springer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the prominent diagnostic tools which uses non-
invasive modalities for clinical imaging of human body parts. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the …

Flexible metasurface for improving brain imaging at 7T

V Koloskov, WM Brink, AG Webb… - Magnetic resonance …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Ultra‐high field MRI offers unprecedented detail for noninvasive visualization of the
human brain. However, brain imaging is challenging at 7T due to the B 1+ _1^+ field …

Flexible metamaterial wrap for improved head imaging at 3 T MRI With low-cost and easy fabrication method

SL Sokol, ZA Colwell, SK Kandala… - IEEE antennas and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic resonance imaging requires spatial uniformity of the radiofrequency (RF) field
inside the subject for maximum signal-to-noise ratio and image contrast. Bulky high …

Enhancing the brain MRI at ultra‐high field systems using a meta‐array structure

A Alipour, AC Seifert, BN Delman, PR Hof… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The main advantage of ultra‐high field (UHF) magnetic resonance
neuroimaging is theincreased signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) compared with lower field …

Efficiently building receive arrays with electromagnetic simulations and additive manufacturing: A two‐layer, 32‐channel prototype for 7T brain MRI

PF Gapais, M Luong, F Nizery, G Maitre… - Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We propose a comprehensive workflow to design and build fully customized dense
receive arrays for MRI, providing prediction of SNR and g‐factor. Combined with additive …

[HTML][HTML] Radiofrequency Enhancer to Recover Signal Dropouts in 7 Tesla Diffusion MRI

V Subramaniam, A Frankini, A Al Qadi, MT Herb… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) allows for a non-invasive visualization and
quantitative assessment of white matter architecture in the brain by characterizing …

A Hilbert Dipoles-Based Hybrid Metasurface for Ultrahigh-Field MRI

Y Wang, H Chen, Y Gao, Z Quan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The decrease in radio frequency (RF) wavelengths leads to the B-field homogeneity in
ultrahigh-field (UHF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), presenting a challenge regarding …

A Metamaterial-like Structure Design Using Non-uniformly Distributed Dielectric and Conducting Strips to Boost the RF Field Distribution in 7 T MRI

SK Maurya, R Schmidt - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Metamaterial-based designs in ultra-high field (≥ 7 T) MRI have the promise of increasing
the local magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal and potentially even the global efficiency …

Improving detection of fMRI activation at 1.5 T using high permittivity ceramics

V Koloskov, M Zubkov, G Solomakha, V Puchnin… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we propose an application of high permittivity materials (HPMs) to improve
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at 1.5 T, increasing the receive (Rx) …

A flexible metasurface to improve knee MRI

H Amat, M Moussu, TSV Gomez… - … 2023: Physics of …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a non-invasive and safe imaging method, is largely
used for the assessment of multiple organs including knee. Due to the complexity of the …