Screen-printed flexible MRI receive coils

Joseph R. Corea; Anita M. Flynn; Balthazar Lechêne; Greig Scott; Galen D. Reed; Peter J. Shin; Michael Lustig; Ana C. Arias

doi:10.1038/ncomms10839

Nature Communications (Mar 2016)

Screen-printed flexible MRI receive coils

Joseph R. Corea,
Anita M. Flynn,
Balthazar Lechêne,
Greig Scott,
Galen D. Reed,
Peter J. Shin,
Michael Lustig,
Ana C. Arias

Affiliations

Joseph R. Corea: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
Anita M. Flynn: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
Balthazar Lechêne: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
Greig Scott: Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Galen D. Reed: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
Peter J. Shin: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
Michael Lustig: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
Ana C. Arias: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10839
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Signal-to-noise ratio is one of the key factors that currently limit the diagnostic image quality and patient conditions of magnetic resonance imaging. Here, Corea et al. use fully printed flexible receive coils, conforming to patient bodies, to improve signals and patient comfort in clinical scanners.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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