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Main Authors: Bhosale, Aditya A, Payne, Komlan, Zhang, Xiaoliang
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09608
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  • This study incorporates electromagnetic simulations to assess the performance of multi-turn solenoid coils for ultra-low field MR imaging with various conductor materials (superconducting material, low-temperature copper, and room-temperature copper) across different human samples (elbow, knee, and brain). At 70 mT, superconducting materials performed significantly better than both room-temperature and low-temperature copper. The high Q-factor of the superconducting material indicates lower energy loss, which is useful for MR imaging. Furthermore, B1+ field efficiency increased significantly with superconducting materials, indicating superior performance. SNR evaluations revealed that materials with higher conductivity significantly improve SNR, which is critical for producing high-quality MR images. These results show that superconducting and low-temperature copper materials can significantly improve MR imaging quality at ultra-low fields, which has important implications for coil design and optimization.