Abstract #1713

Micro-strip Surface Coils Using Fractal Geometry for 129Xe Lung Imaging Applications

Olga M. Dona Lemus¹, Norman B. Konyer², and Michael D. Noseworthy^2,3

¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Imaging Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

We compared a fractal patterned micro-strip surface coil with a simple circular micro-strip surface coil for hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe lung imaging applications. Both patterns were simulated using a finite element solver and electric and magnetic fields were calculated in the surface coil and adjacent air volume. The fractal-patterned coil showed relatively higher magnetic field compared to the circular coil in both the micro-strip surface and the air volume. Although, further simulations are required, fractal-patterned designs of MRI coils could offer specific improvement in signal penetration and magnetic field homogeneity.

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