Bilateral imaging using separate interleaved 3D volumes and dynamically switched multiple receive coil arrays
✍ Scribed by Robert L. Greenman; Robert E. Lenkinski; Mitchell D. Schnall
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 792 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0740-3194
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✦ Synopsis
Multiple receive coil arrays are often designed for unilateral imaging of anatomy having bilateral symmetry. A technique is described for extending the utility of such arrays to simultaneously image both bilaterally symmetric anatomical features. A separate, complete multiple receive coil array is placed at each location. Two separate, noncontiguous 3D volumes are then acquired, one at each location, in an interleaved fashion. High-impedance blocking networks are alternately activated and deactivated to minimize coupling between the arrays. It is demonstrated that there is no degradation in image quality when compared to a unilateral exam. A general method for analyzing the interactions between separate multiple coil arrays is presented.