Abstract #1792
Materials for printed MRI surface coils: towards better image quality and coil flexibility
Balthazar Pierre Lechene 1 , Anita Flynn 1 , Joseph Corea 1 , Michael Lustig 1 , and Ana Claudia Arias 1
1
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United
States
Despite offering a unique practical advantage, printed
flexible MRI surface coils still trail conventional ones
when compared head-to-head. Here, we investigate how to
improve printed coils by varying the materials used for
their fabrication. Two silver inks are compared in terms
of resistivity and AC resistance, and those properties
are then linked to the imaging quality of resulting
coils. The choice of substrate is also studied to
enhance the coils flexibility while retaining good
electrical properties. The results show promise for
bringing printed coils to the standards of conventional
ones
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