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ArticleNMR in biomedicine2025

Float solenoid balun for MRI.

Ming Lu, Yijin Yang, Shuyang Chai, Xinqiang Yan

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Article in NMR in biomedicine, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ming LuVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Yijin YangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Shuyang ChaiVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Xinqiang YanVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Funding

Upgrade and Refurbishment of a 7T MRI Scanner for ResearchS10OD030389 · OD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI GORE, JOHN C · 2021 to 2021
$2.0M
Integrated Next-generation RF Transmit, Receive and B0 shimming coil system for brain and spinal cord MRI at 7 TeslaR01EB031078 · NIBIB · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI YAN, XINQIANG · 2022 to 2025
$1.7M
Miniature and integrable balun for light-weight and flexible MRI RF coilsR03EB034366 · NIBIB · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI YAN, XINQIANG · 2023 to 2024
$175k
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB031078NIBIB NIH HHS R03 EB034366NIH HHS R01 EB031078NIH HHS R03 EB034366NIH HHS S10 OD030389
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Baluns are crucial in MRI RF coils, essential for minimizing common-mode currents, maintaining signal-to-noise ratio, and ensuring patient safety. This paper introduces the innovative float solenoid balun, based on the renowned solenoid cable trap, and conducts a comparative analysis with the widely used float bazooka balun. Leveraging robust inductive coupling between the cable shield and float resonator, the float solenoid balun offers compact dimensions and post-installation adjustability. Through electromagnetic simulations and bench testing across static fields (1.5, 3, and 7 T), the float solenoid balun demonstrates superior common-mode rejection ratios compared to the float bazooka balun. Notably, its float design facilitates easy post-installation adjustment and eliminates the need for soldering on the cable shield, enhancing usability and reducing risks. Furthermore, the solenoid balun's compact footprint addresses the increasing demand for smaller baluns in modern MRI scanners with denser coil arrays. The float solenoid balun offers a promising solution by conserving valuable space within the RF coil, simplifying practical hardware implementation and cable routing, and accommodating more elements in RF arrays, with great potential for enhancing MRI performance.

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Equipment DesignMagnetic Resonance ImagingRadio WavesSignal-To-Noise Ratiobaluncable trapcommon‐mode currentfloat balunRF coil

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PMID39520059
PMCPMC11617134

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