DocumentCode
3068308
Title
Cryogen-free 3T-MRI system for human brain research using B-2223 high-temperature superconducting tapes
Author
Urayama, Shinichi ; Fukuyama, Hidenao ; Ozaki, Osamu ; Kitaguchi, Hitoshi ; Takeda, Kenji ; Nakajima, Isao ; Oonishi, N. ; Poole, Michael ; Sato, Kiminori
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch. of Med., Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Japan
fYear
2012
fDate
1-4 July 2012
Firstpage
376
Lastpage
381
Abstract
The demand for the exhaustible natural resource helium is increasing rapidly, with 20% of global production used as the cryogen in superconducting MRI magnets. High-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials show great potential for realizing helium-less magnets. Here, we report a cryogen-free 3T-MRI scanner for human brain research using Bi-2223 tapes operating at a temperature of 20K.
Keywords
biomedical MRI; biomedical equipment; brain; high-temperature superconductors; neurophysiology; superconducting magnets; superconducting tapes; B-2223 high temperature superconducting tapes; HTS materials; cryogen free 3T MRI system; helium less magnets; human brain research; superconducting MRI magnets; temperature 20 K; Educational institutions; High temperature superconductors; Bi-2223; MRI; high-temperature superconducting tapes; neuro-science;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Complex Medical Engineering (CME), 2012 ICME International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kobe
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1617-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCME.2012.6275593
Filename
6275593
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