TRANSVERSE VOLUME COILS AND RELATED MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

A transverse volume magnetic resonance (MR) coil includes a cylindrical geometry of electrical conductors configured for generating a B1 field comprising nth mode spatial harmonics along a first transverse axis in a transverse plane orthogonal to a central axis of the coil, while being uniform along a second transverse axis orthogonal to the first transverse axis in the transverse plane, where n is an integer ranging from 1 or greater. The coil may be included with other coils in an array coil. The coil may be utilized to detect geometric echoes resulting from excitation of an MR sample.

主权项

1. A transverse volume magnetic resonance (MR) coil, comprising:
an electrically conductive upper ring coaxial with a central axis; an electrically conductive lower ring coaxial with the central axis and axially spaced from the upper ring; and a plurality of electrically conductive legs extending through a cylindrical region axially disposed between the upper ring and the lower ring, wherein the legs are arranged in a geometry configured for generating a B1 field comprising nth mode spatial harmonics along a first transverse axis in a transverse plane orthogonal to the central axis, where n is an integer ranging from 1 or greater, and wherein the B1 field is uniform along a second transverse axis orthogonal to the first transverse axis in the transverse plane.