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ArticleMagma (New York, N.Y.)2025

Signal-to-noise trade-offs between magnet diameter and shield-to-coil distance for cylindrical Halbach-based portable MRI systems for neuroimaging.

Javad Parsa, Andrew Webb

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Article in Magma (New York, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Javad ParsaC.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. javadparsa1m@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0845-8492
Andrew WebbC.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

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H2020 European Research Council 670629
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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the trade-off between magnet bore diameter and the distance between the conductive Faraday shield and RF head coil for low-field point-of-care neuroimaging systems.

methodsElectromagnetic simulations were performed for three different Faraday shield geometries and two commonly used RF coil designs (spiral and solenoid) to assess the effects of a close-fitting shield on the RF coil's transmit and receive efficiencies. Experimental measurements were performed to confirm the accuracy of the simulations. Parallel simulations were performed to assess the static magnet (

resultsSimulations of the RF coil characteristics and

conclusionThis work presents an overview of the trade-offs in transmit efficiencies for RF coils used for POC MRI neuroimaging as a function of coil-to-shield distance and inner diameter of the Halbach magnet. Results show that there is a relatively shallow optimum between a magnet diameter of 290 and 330 mm, with values falling more than 10% if either smaller or larger magnets are used.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetsNeuroimagingComputer SimulationElectromagnetic FieldsEquipment DesignHumansPhantoms, ImagingPoint-of-Care SystemsRadio WavesSignal-To-Noise RatioHelbach-array MRI magnetIntrinsic SNRRF coilSimulationUltra Low field MRI

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PMID39417921
PMCPMC11790726

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