Investigation of metasurface eigenmode impact on receive sensitivity enhancement of MRI machine

Autor: Alena V. Shchelokova, Egor I. Kretov, Alexey P. Slobozhanyuk
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: 2018 12th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials).
DOI: 10.1109/metamaterials.2018.8534106
Popis: Magnetic resonance image quality directly depends on the signal-to-noise ratio provided by the receive coil. It was recently shown that wire metasurface can enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of the commercial scanner due to the spatial redistribution of the radiofrequency electromagnetic field through the resonant excitation of a wire metasurface eigenmode. In this work, we experimentally investigate the impact of this eigenmode on receive sensitivity enhancement of the 1.5 T birdcage coil. We proof that due to the certain spatial profile of the metasurface eigenmode, signal-to-noise ratio enhancement directly depends on the position and dimensions of the studied object on the metasurface.
Databáze: OpenAIRE