High-pass two-dimensional ladder network resonators for magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication Type	Academic Article
Authors	Voss H, Ballon D
Journal	IEEE Trans Biomed Eng
Volume	53
Issue	12 Pt 2
Pagination	2590-3
Date Published	12/01/2006
ISSN	0018-9294
Keywords	Image Enhancement, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Transducers
Abstract	A novel two-dimensional ladder network resonator design is introduced for signal transmission and detection in magnetic resonance imaging. It is shown that planar structures consisting solely of inductively coupled elements have a high-pass eigenmode spectrum and exhibit eigenfunctions which can be used for magnetic resonance imaging, including quadrature operation. Two 5 x 5 element prototypes, a planar surface coil and a volume head coil, are presented to demonstrate the suitability of the design for imaging at 3.0 Tesla.
DOI	10.1109/TBME.2006.880870
PubMed ID	17152437