DocumentCode
1541994
Title
Thick film YBCO receive coils for very low field MRI
Author
Penn, S.J. ; McN.Alford, N. ; Bracanovic, D. ; Esmail, A.A. ; Scott, V. ; Button, T.W.
Author_Institution
South Bank Univ., London, UK
Volume
9
Issue
2
fYear
1999
fDate
6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
3070
Lastpage
3073
Abstract
Superconducting receive coils can be used to improve the signal to noise ratio of a MRI system. The greatest improvement is seen in cases where it is the coil noise dominates the noise. This is the case for low field MRI where surface coils are used. The properties of large area (100 mm square) YBCO thick film coils designed for a compact very low field MRI system are reported. The properties are compared with copper and silver mimics.
Keywords
barium compounds; biomedical MRI; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting coils; thick films; yttrium compounds; YBCO thick film; YBaCuO; low field MRI system; signal to noise ratio; superconducting receive coil; Costs; Immune system; Magnetic resonance imaging; Signal to noise ratio; Superconducting coils; Superconducting device noise; Surface resistance; Temperature; Thick films; Yttrium barium copper oxide;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1051-8223
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/77.783677
Filename
783677
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