RF COIL OPTIMIZATION - EVALUATION OF B-1 FIELD HOMOGENEITY USING FIELD HISTOGRAMS AND FINITE-ELEMENT CALCULATIONS

被引：37

作者：

LI, SZ ^{[1
]}

YANG, QX ^{[1
]}

SMITH, MB ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] PENN STATE UNIV,MILTON S HERSHEY MED CTR,COLL MED,CTR NMR RES,DEPT RADIOL,HERSHEY,PA 17033

来源：

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | 1994年 / 12卷 / 07期

关键词：

RADIOFREQUENCY COIL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FIELD HISTOGRAM; EDDY CURRENT; MRI;

D O I：

10.1016/0730-725X(94)91240-W

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

Two-dimensional (2D) finite element analysis has been used to solve the full set of Maxwell's equations for the 2D magnetic field of radiofrequency (RF) coils. The field histogram method has been applied to evaluate and optimize the magnetic field homogeneity of some commonly used RF coils: the saddle coil, the slotted tube resonator, the multiple elements coil and the birdcage resonator, as well as the radial plate coil. Each coil model represents a cross-section of an infinitely long cylinder. The optimum configuration of each of these five RF coils is suggested. It was found that field homogeneity is more strongly dependent on the coil's window angle than on any other parameter. Additionally, eddy currents in the coil's conductive elements distort the current and magnetic field distribution. The frequency dependence of this eddy current distortion is analyzed and discussed.

引用

页码：1079 / 1087

页数：9

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