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ArticleJournal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif. : 1997)2025

Flexible and shape-adjustable coaxial capacitor (COCA) coils for ultrahigh field MRI: a comparative analysis with rigid coils.

Ming Lu, Caiwan Sun, Xiaoyu Jiang, Jason E Moore, John C Gore, Xinqiang Yan

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6 authors.

Ming LuVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Caiwan SunDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Xiaoyu JiangVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Jason E MooreVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Philips, Nashville, TN, USA.
John C GoreVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Xinqiang YanVanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: xinqiang.yan@vumc.org.

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
in vivo MR characterization of pathological changes in liver microstructuresR01DK135950 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Xiaoyu Jiang · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
Passive antennas for improved image quality in transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasoundR21EB029639 · NIBIB · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI YAN, XINQIANG · 2020 to 2022
$675k
Imbalanced RF Receive Coil Array for Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound NeuromodulationR21EB037763 · NIBIB · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI YAN, XINQIANG · 2025 to 2025
$481k
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 EB034366NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB029639NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB037763NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK135950NIH HHS S10 OD030389
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Abstract

Flexible RF coils enhance patient comfort and increase filling factors, making them attractive for MRI. However, achieving first-mode resonance at 7 T for large-diameter, flexible coils remains a challenge. We present a coaxial capacitor (COCA) coil, which can be 10 cm in diameter and still operates in the first resonant mode at 298 MHz. Unlike coaxial cable coils that rely on self-resonance, the COCA coil combines ultrasoft Litz wire for inductance with a short coaxial structure for capacitance. Bench tests showed that a 1-capacitor COCA coil provides comparable tuning/matching robustness, effective detuning, and inter-element decoupling performance to conventional rigid coils with three distributed lumped capacitors. MRI acquisitions demonstrated high SNR, especially when the coil conformed to the curvature of the load, with up to 20 % SNR improvement over flat configurations. The coil's ability to retain tuning and matching across different shapes also supports the development of shape-adjustable arrays. By enabling flexible, large-diameter coils to operate in the first resonant mode at ultrahigh fields, the COCA design offers a promising solution for imaging anatomies with complex geometries, such as the shoulder, foot, and spine.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingElectric CapacitanceEquipment DesignHumansPhantoms, ImagingSignal-To-Noise RatioCoaxial capacitorFlexible coilMRIRF coilSignal-to-noise ratio

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PMID40885000
PMCPMC12447473

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