Submitted by elm4010 on April 29, 2021 - 3:14pm
Title | Attenuation of the dark band artifact in MR-guided focused ultrasound using an ultra-flexible high-sensitivity head coil |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 2021 |
Authors | Saniour I, Robb F, Taracila V, Voss HU, Kaplitt M, J. Chazen L, Winkler SA |
Conference Name | ISMRM Virtual Conference |
Abstract | Transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) has shown dramatic success in the treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases. However,black band artifacts arise in MR images due to the high-permittivity water bath and the metallically lined helmet-shaped transducer together with the vendor-installedbody coil. In this work, we present electromagnetic simulations of a very thin, flexible, and acoustic transparent head coil design (FUS-Flex). Simulations show a signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) increase of 3.5× and 5× compared to a body coil with and without the transducer, respectively, and an attenuation of the black band artifact in theregions of interest. |