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- Title
Scalable multichannel MRI data acquisition system (This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.).
- Authors
Jerzy Bodurka; Patrick J. Ledden; Peter van Gelderen; Renxin Chu; Jacco A. de Zwart; Doug Morris; Jeff H. Duyn
- Abstract
A scalable multichannel digital MRI receiver system was designed to achieve high bandwidth echo-planar imaging (EPI) acquisitions for applications such as BOLD-fMRI. The modular system design allows for easy extension to an arbitrary number of channels. A 16-channel receiver was developed and integrated with a General Electric (GE) Signa 3T VH/3 clinical scanner. Receiver performance was evaluated on phantoms and human volunteers using a custom-built 16-element receive-only brain surface coil array. At an output bandwidth of 1 MHz, a 100% acquisition duty cycle was achieved. Overall system noise figure and dynamic range were better than 0.85 dB and 84 dB, respectively. During repetitive EPI scanning on phantoms, the relative temporal standard deviation of the image intensity time-course was below 0.2%. As compared to the product birdcage head coil, 16-channel reception with the custom array yielded a nearly 6-fold SNR gain in the cerebral cortex and a 1.8-fold SNR gain in the center of the brain. The excellent system stability combined with the increased sensitivity and SENSE capabilities of 16-channel coils are expected to significantly benefit and enhance fMRI applications. Magn Reson Med 51:165171, 2004. Published 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects
MAGNETIC resonance imaging; SCANNING systems; BRAIN; IMAGING systems; GENERAL Electric Co.
- Publication
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2004, Vol 51, Issue 1, p165
- ISSN
0740-3194
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mrm.10693