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| Journal Article | FZJ-2023-01193 |
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2023
IEEE
New York, NY
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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1109/RBME.2023.3244132
Abstract: Parallel transmission (pTX) techniques are required to tackle a number of challenges, e.g., the inhomogeneous distribution of the transmit field and elevated specific absorption rate (SAR), in ultra-high field (UHF) MR imaging. Additionally, they offer multiple degrees of freedom to create temporally- and spatially-tailored transverse magnetization. Given the increasing availability of MRI systems at 7 T and above, it is anticipated that interest in pTX applications will grow accordingly. One of the key components in MR systems capable of pTX is the design of the transmit array, as this has a major impact on performance in terms of power requirements, SAR and RF pulse design. While several reviews on pTX pulse design and the clinical applicability of UHF exist, there is currently no systematic review of pTX transmit/transceiver coils and their associated performance. In this paper, we analyze transmit array concepts to determine the strengths and weaknesses of different types of design. We systematically review the different types of individual antennas employed for UHF, their combination into pTX arrays, and methods to decouple the individual elements. We also reiterate figures-of-merit (FoMs) frequently employed to describe the performance of pTX arrays and summarize published array designs in terms of these FoMs.
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