A study of the applicability of high temperature superconducting RF receive coils to the MRI industry

Author

Smith, D.G. ; Gerner, P.S. ; Zuhoski, C.P.

Author_Institution

Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc., Arlington, VA, USA

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3710

Lastpage

3714

Abstract

This paper discusses the results of Booz/spl middot/Allen and Hamilton´s investigation of the market acceptance issues which would influence the adoption of high temperature superconducting (HTS) receiver coils for low-field MRI equipment. While HTS receivers could bring distinct advantages in image quality or imaging time, the changing healthcare marketplace, especially for high-end diagnostic imaging equipment, makes adoption problematic. In order to achieve commercial acceptance, HTS coils would have to enable new capabilities or applications, while not violating the marketplace requirements of ease of use, safety, and high reliability.

Keywords

biomedical NMR; high-temperature superconductors; radio receivers; superconducting coils; MRI; diagnostic imaging equipment; healthcare market; high temperature superconducting RF receiver coil; Costs; High temperature superconductors; Image quality; Magnetic resonance imaging; Manufacturing; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Radio frequency; Reactive power; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.622224

Filename

622224