We present a low-profile tunable spiral metamaterial resonator for radio-frequency field enhancement and penetration increase for receive coils at 1.5T MRI. The resonator consists of a dielectric substrate with a cavity for water deposition and two conducting spirals placed on each side of the substrate. The proposed structure is placed between a receive loop-coil and a load. The resonance frequency of the coil-spiral system can be varied within a range of 15MHz by changing the water volume in the cavity from 0ml to 12ml. The system shows a magnetic field refocusing and enhancement with a considerable increase in penetration depth.
This abstract and the presentation materials are available to members only; a login is required.