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ArticleMagnetic resonance imaging2020

Optimization of a transmit/receive surface coil for squirrel monkey spinal cord imaging.

Ming Lu, Feng Wang, Li Min Chen, John C Gore, Xinqiang Yan

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Article in Magnetic resonance imaging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ming LuVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; College of Nuclear Equipment and Nuclear Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Feng WangVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Li Min ChenVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
John C GoreVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Xinqiang YanVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. Electronic address: xinqiang.yan@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Resting State Connectivity in Primate Spinal CordR01NS092961 · NINDS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI CHEN, LI MIN, GORE, JOHN C · 2016 to 2025
$5.3M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092961
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MR Imaging the spinal cord of non-human primates (NHP), such as squirrel monkey, is important since the injuries in NHP resemble those that afflict human spinal cords. Our previous studies have reported a multi-parametric MRI protocol, including functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, quantitative magnetization transfer and chemical exchange saturation transfer, which allows non-invasive detection and monitoring of injury-associated structural, functional and molecular changes over time. High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is critical for obtaining high-resolution images and robust estimates of MRI parameters. In this work, we describe our construction and use of a single channel coil designed to maximize the SNR for imaging the squirrel monkey cervical spinal cord in a 21 cm bore magnet at 9.4 T. We first numerically optimized the coil dimension of a single loop coil and then evaluated the benefits of a quadrature design. We then built an optimized coil based on the simulation results and compared its SNR performance with a non-optimized single coil in both phantoms and in vivo.

Indexed as

Diffusion Tensor ImagingMultiparametric Magnetic Resonance ImagingAnimalsCervical CordDiagnostic Tests, RoutineEquipment DesignMagnetsNeckPhantoms, ImagingSaimiriSignal-To-Noise RatioSpinal CordMRINon-human primatesRF coilSignal-to-noise ratioSpinal cord imaging

Identifiers

PMID32087231
PMCPMC7136156
OpenAlexW3006700329

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