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- Title
Novel materials in magnetic resonance imaging: high permittivity ceramics, metamaterials, metasurfaces and artificial dielectrics.
- Authors
Webb, Andrew; Shchelokova, Alena; Slobozhanyuk, Alexey; Zivkovic, Irena; Schmidt, Rita
- Abstract
This article reviews recent developments in designing and testing new types of materials which can be: (i) placed around the body for in vivo imaging, (ii) be integrated into a conventional RF coil, or (iii) form the resonator itself. These materials can improve the quality of MRI scans for both in vivo and magnetic resonance microscopy applications. The methodological section covers the basic operation and design of two different types of materials, namely high permittivity materials constructed from ceramics and artificial dielectrics/metasurfaces formed by coupled conductive subunits, either in air or surrounded by dielectric material. Applications of high permittivity materials and metasurfaces placed next to the body to neuroimaging and extremity imaging at 7 T, body and neuroimaging at 3 T, and extremity imaging at 1.5 T are shown. Results using ceramic resonators for both high field in vivo imaging and magnetic resonance microscopy are also shown. The development of new materials to improve MR image quality remains an active area of research, but has not yet found significant use in clinical applications. This is mainly due to practical issues such as specific absorption rate modelling, accurate and reproducible placement, and acceptable size/weight of such materials. The most successful area has been simple "dielectric pads" for neuroimaging at 7 T which were initially developed somewhat as a stop-gap while parallel transmit technology was being developed, but have continued to be used at many sites. Some of these issues can potentially be overcome using much lighter metasurfaces and artificial dielectrics, which are just beginning to be assessed.
- Subjects
MAGNETIC resonance imaging; MAGNETIC resonance microscopy; MAGNETIC materials; DIELECTRICS; PERMITTIVITY; NUCLEAR magnetic resonance spectroscopy; DIELECTRIC materials; METAMATERIALS
- Publication
MAGMA: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology & Medicine, 2022, Vol 35, Issue 6, p875
- ISSN
0968-5243
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10334-022-01007-5