Signal‐to‐noise ratio and absorbed power as functions of main magnetic field strength, and definition of “90°” RF pulse for the head in the birdcage coil
Open Access
- 27 March 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Vol. 45 (4), 684-691
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.1091
Abstract
Calculations of the RF magnetic (B1) field as a function of frequency between 64 and 345 MHz were performed for a head model in an idealized birdcage coil. Absorbed power (Pabs) and SNR were calculated at each frequency with three different methods of defining excitation pulse amplitude: maintaining 90° flip angle at the coil center (center α = π/2), maximizing FID amplitude (Max. AFID), and maximizing total signal amplitude in a reconstructed image (Max. Aimage). For center α = π/2 and Max. Aimage, SNR increases linearly with increasing field strength until 260 MHz, where it begins to increase at a greater rate. For these two methods, Pabs increases continually, but at a lower rate at higher field strengths. Above 215 MHz in MRI of the human head, the use of FID amplitude to set B1 excitation pulses may result in apparent decreases in SNR and power requirements with increasing static field strength. Magn Reson Med 45:684–691, 2001.Keywords
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