ArticleScientific reports2021
Stretchable self-tuning MRI receive coils based on liquid metal technology (LiquiTune).
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- A modular system of flexible receive-only coil arrays for 3 T Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik · 2025Article
- High-Impedance Nonlinear Metasurface Arrays with Self-Decoupling for Modular and Wearable Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Radiation Therapy Treatment Simulation and Planning.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2024Review
- Design and Dynamic In Vivo Validation of a Multi-Channel Stretchable Liquid Metal Coil Array.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Liquid metal biomaterials: translational medicines, challenges and perspectives.National science review · 2024Review
- Stretching the Limits of MRI-Stretchable and Modular Coil Array Using Conductive Thread Technology.IEEE access : practical innovations, open solutions · 2024Article
- Dual-Channel Stretchable, Self-Tuning, Liquid Metal Coils and Their Fabrication Techniques.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Silicone-based materials with tailored MR relaxation characteristics for use in reduced coil visibility and in tissue-mimicking phantom design.Medical physics · 2023Article
- Characterization of a Low-Profile, Flexible, and Acoustically Transparent Receive-Only MRI Coil Array for High Sensitivity MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound.IEEE access : practical innovations, open solutions · 2022Article
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging systems rely on signal detection via radiofrequency coil arrays which, ideally, need to provide both bendability and form-fitting stretchability to conform to the imaging volume. However, most commercial coils are rigid and of fixed size with a substantial mean offset distance of the coil from the anatomy, which compromises the spatial resolution and diagnostic image quality as well as patient comfort. Here, we propose a soft and stretchable receive coil concept based on liquid metal and ultra-stretchable polymer that conforms closely to a desired anatomy. Moreover, its smart geometry provides a self-tuning mechanism to maintain a stable resonance frequency over a wide range of elongation levels. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations were experimentally confirmed and demonstrated that the proposed coil withstood the unwanted frequency detuning typically observed with other stretchable coils (0.4% for the proposed coil as compared to 4% for a comparable control coil). Moreover, the signal-to-noise ratio of the proposed coil increased by more than 60% as compared to a typical, rigid, commercial coil.
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