Title :
Helmholtz coil for Magnetic Resonance Prostate imaging
Author :
Climer, Nathan ; Holmes, Barry ; Krishnaswamy, Dilip
Author_Institution :
Worcester Polytech. Inst., Worcester, MA, USA
Abstract :
The state of the art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) coil for Prostate imaging is the endorectal coil. The endorectal coil is uncomfortable for patients and distorts the prostate during imaging. This paper investigates the use of an external coil in the Helmholtz configuration to image the prostate and pelvic region.
Keywords :
Helmholtz equations; biological organs; biomedical MRI; cancer; coils; Helmholtz coil; Helmholtz configuration; endorectal coil; magnetic resonance prostate imaging; pelvic region; Catheters; Coils; Image resolution; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prostate cancer; Radio frequency; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE 36th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6879-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2010.5458245
