Title :
Very Low Field MRI: A fast system compatible with Magnetoencephalography
Author :
Galante, A. ; Catallo, N. ; Sebastiani, P. ; Sotgiu, A. ; Sinibaldi, R. ; De Luca, C. ; Conti, A. ; Pizzella, V. ; Romani, G.L. ; Della Penna, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Life, Health & Environ. Sci., L´Aquila Univ., L´Aquila, Italy
Abstract :
In recent years, Ultra Low Field (ULF) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is being given more and more attention, thanks to the possibility of integrating ULF-MRI with MagnetoEncephaloGraphy (MEG) in the same set-up. A MEG-compatible Very Low Field (VLF) MRI device working in the hundreds of kHz, without sample prepolarization and with room temperature receiving channel, is presented. Considering the same imaging conditions and SNR value, the system has better performances in terms of scan time if compared with existing ULF devices while preserving many of the ULF-MRI advantages.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; biomedical equipment; magnetoencephalography; MEG set-up; MEG-compatible VLF MRI device; SNR value; ULF device; ULF magnetic resonance imaging; ULF-MRI integration; imaging condition; magnetoencephalography; room temperature receiving channel; sample prepolarization; scan time; temperature 293 K to 298 K; very low field MRI system; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radio frequency; Signal to noise ratio; Solenoids; MRI; Magnetoencephalography; Prepolarization; Ultra Low Field MRI; Very Low Field MRI;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Turin
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2015.7145266
