This technology is a hybrid configuration of multi-coils and radiofrequency magnets that can improve clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) quality.
Magnetic field inhomogeneity influences magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image quality by introducing signal dropout and distortion. Hence, magnetic field variation between regions of the brain has made brain imaging particularly difficult. To address this issue, multi-coil techniques have been developed, but current multi-coil techniques are either incompatible with standard clinical MRI machines or limited in correcting magnetic field. Therefore, a method to increase magnetic field homogeneity is still lacking for clinical uses of MRI.
This multi-coil technique improves magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal sensitivity by increasing magnetic field homogeneity without degrading MRI signal strength. It combines standard radiofrequency and superior multi-coil magnets into one hybrid coil. Using existing radiofrequency magnets, this technique could be integrated with standard clinical MRI machines and still occupy small hardware footprint.
Patent Pending
IR CU23207
Licensing Contact: Joan Martinez
