Low-field magnetic resonance imaging of beagle brain with a dedicated receiver coil

• Published in: Veterinary radiology & ultrasound Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 36 - 39
• Main Authors: Snellman, M, Benczik, J, Joensuu, R, Ramadan, U.A, Tanttu, J, Savolainen, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1999
• Subjects: Animals; beagle; beagle, dog; brain; Brain - anatomy & histology; dog; dogs; Dogs - anatomy & histology; electronics; image analysis; instrumentation; magnetic fields; magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - veterinary; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; radio-frequency receiver coil; veterinary medicine
• ISSN: 1058-8183; 1740-8261
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb01836.x

A specially designed radio frequency receiver coil was used in a low‐field‐strength (0.1 T) magnetic resonance imager to improve the image quality of the Beagle brain. The aim was to obtain better distinction of anatomic details with a better signal‐to‐noise ratio in shorter imaging time. The spin‐echo (TR/TE = 1200/100; TR is the repetition time and TE is the echo time in ms) brain images of three Beagles indicate that the new receiver coil can fulfill these goals.