A Stripline-Like Coil Element Structure for High Field Phased Array Coils and Its Application for a 8-Channel 9.4T Small Animal Transceive Array

Yu Li¹, Ewald Weber¹, BingKeong Li¹, Feng Liu¹, Johannes Schneider², Stphanie Ohrel², Sven Junge², Peter Ullmann², Markus Wick², Stuart Crozier¹

In this work, the development of an optimized, shielded 8-element transceive volume-array for small animal MRI applications at 9.4T is discussed. A novel stripline-like sandwiched conductor structure for the coil element has been proposed. A prototype was constructed and tested in a Bruker 9.4T Biospec MRI system. Simulated and experimental results presented herein demonstrate the potential of the design.