Title :
Superconducting 300 MHz Phased-Array for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications
Author :
Wosik, J. ; Kamel, M.R. ; Xue, L. ; Xie, L.M. ; Nesteruk, K.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX
Abstract :
This article reports on the development of superconducting phased-arrays by presenting a 300-MHz high critical temperature superconductors (HTS) array for imaging small animals for functional MRI of a rat brain and for high resolution imaging of spine injuries. Two four-element arrays are designed according to the requirements imposed by cryogenics and superconductor epitaxial technology limitations, with one made of copper and the other with HTS epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films.
Keywords :
barium compounds; biomedical MRI; biomedical equipment; bone; brain; copper; cryogenics; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting arrays; superconducting epitaxial layers; superconducting microwave devices; yttrium compounds; Cu; YBa2Cu3O7-x; copper; cryogenics; epitaxial thin films; functional MRI; high critical temperature superconductors array; high resolution imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; rat brain; small animals; spine injuries; superconducting phased-arrays; superconductor epitaxial technology; Animals; Copper; Cryogenics; High temperature superconductors; High-resolution imaging; Injuries; Magnetic resonance imaging; Phased arrays; Superconducting epitaxial layers; Superconductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves and Workshop on Terahertz Technologies, 2007. MSMW '07. The Sixth International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1237-4
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2007.4294594
