@inproceedings{bcef8652a42c4747b25667c3393079b4,
title = "Ultra-flexible 3T HIC receive array for carotid imaging",
abstract = "Close-fitting receive arrays can approximate the optimal MRI signal to noise ratio in superficial areas of the subject. For intricate and variable anatomy such as the neck and carotid arteries, however, manufacturing a closefitting array with conventional semi-rigid substrates has been challenging [1]-[5]. In this work, we utilized the ultra-flexible high impedance coil (HIC) [6] structure with a miniaturized matching interface in an adaptable receive array for carotid imaging. Compared with a commercial array, our HIC array demonstrated an average 32% higher SNR in the carotid bifurcation on five healthy volunteers.",
keywords = "Carotid imaging, Close-fitting, Flexible, High impedance coil, Receive array",
author = "Bei Zhang and Cloos, {Martijn A.} and Joseph Yang and Nguyen, {Thanh D.} and Ryan Brown",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 IEEE.; 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019 ; Conference date: 09-09-2019 Through 13-09-2019",
year = "2019",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1109/ICEAA.2019.8878950",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of the 2019 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "459--464",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2019 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019",
}