%0 Conference Paper %1 Lin2005 %A Lin, In-Tsang %A Kuo, Li-Wei %A Hsieh, Chang-Wei %A Chang, Wei-Hao %A Chen, Jyh-Horng %A Yang, Hong-Chang %A Yao, Ching %A ju Chen, Chiou %B Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the %D 2005 %K Diffusion, Tensor DTI Imaging, Diffusion %P 2329--2332 %T Non-invasive Fiber Tracking on Diffusion Tensor MRI Using High-Temperature Superconducting Tape RF coil %X High-temperature superconducting (HTS) coil is one of the best ways to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox (Bi-2223) tapes were suitable to use because of the easier fabrications and lower cost. In this study, we built HTS Bi-2223 tape coils and demonstrated that the SNR of using the HTS tape coil was 3 or 4 folds higher than that of the traditional copper coil for a rat brain MR study. Acquisition time of MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can be reduced by factor of 9 for the same signal-to-noise. Accuracy of fiber tracking using DTI is also significantly improved by a factor of 2.5 or so using HTS coil. In summary, with this HTSC system, a 3T MR system could reach the high signal-to-noise of 12 T MR system with the advantage of less T2 shortening effects at high field. Currents researches are focused on brain connectivity and fMRI studies.

@inproceedings{Lin2005, abstract = {High-temperature superconducting (HTS) coil is one of the best ways to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox (Bi-2223) tapes were suitable to use because of the easier fabrications and lower cost. In this study, we built HTS Bi-2223 tape coils and demonstrated that the SNR of using the HTS tape coil was 3 or 4 folds higher than that of the traditional copper coil for a rat brain MR study. Acquisition time of MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can be reduced by factor of 9 for the same signal-to-noise. Accuracy of fiber tracking using DTI is also significantly improved by a factor of 2.5 or so using HTS coil. In summary, with this HTSC system, a 3T MR system could reach the high signal-to-noise of 12 T MR system with the advantage of less T2 shortening effects at high field. Currents researches are focused on brain connectivity and fMRI studies.}, added-at = {2007-01-10T11:43:56.000+0100}, author = {Lin, In-Tsang and Kuo, Li-Wei and Hsieh, Chang-Wei and Chang, Wei-Hao and Chen, Jyh-Horng and Yang, Hong-Chang and Yao, Ching and ju Chen, Chiou}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e97075587bdd58246be91511e6c04659/bmeyer}, booktitle = {Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the}, description = {Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)}, interhash = {9b549b32a93494bae621e8b6e6630875}, intrahash = {e97075587bdd58246be91511e6c04659}, keywords = {Diffusion, Tensor DTI Imaging, Diffusion}, month = {01-04 Sept.}, owner = {bzfbmeye}, pages = {2329--2332}, timestamp = {2007-01-10T11:43:56.000+0100}, title = {Non-invasive Fiber Tracking on Diffusion Tensor MRI Using High-Temperature Superconducting Tape RF coil}, year = 2005 }