Submitted by elm4010 on July 23, 2021 - 3:15pm
Title | Low-profile, flexible, and acoustically transparent receive-only MRI coil array for high sensitivity MR-guided focused ultrasound |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 2021 |
Authors | Saniour I, Robb FJL, Taracila V, Vincent J, Voss HU, Kaplitt MG, J. Chazen L, Winkler SA |
Conference Name | Austrian Research & Innovation Talk (ARIT) |
Volume | Top 10 finalists |
Abstract | Magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a non-invasive therapeutic that has shown success in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. It uses transducer helmet with a large number of ultrasound sources concentrating acoustic energy on a millimetric-sized focal point in the brain. MRI is used in guidance of US treatment; however, poor image quality and thus poor focal precision is observed because the presence of the conductive transducer helmet inhibits the use of a conventional head coil and necessitates the vendor-installed body coil. This work proposes a high-sensitivity, flexible, and ultra-thin head (FUS-Flex) coil for maximized signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR). |