Hybrid phased array for improved internal auditory canal imaging at 3.0-T MR

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 300-304

  Kocharian, Armen ^a   Lane, John I ^a   Bernstein, Matt A ^a   Lin, Chen ^a   Witte, Robert J ^a   Huston III, John ^a   Felmlee, Joel P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear and vestibular nerves; Internal auditory canal; MRI; RF coils; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VESTIBULAR NERVE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; INNER EAR; INSTRUMENTATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LABYRINTH; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; EAR, INNER; HUMANS;

EID: 0036707976     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10165     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. High-resolution MR imaging of the auditory pathway
2. Magnetic resonance imaging of the internal auditory canal
3. Causes of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss screened by high-resolution fast spin echo magnetic resonance imaging
4. Microanatomy of the cerebellopontine angle and internal auditory canal: Study with new magnetic resonance imaging technique using three-dimensional fast spin echo
5. Comparison of a T2* w 3D CISS and a T2 w. 3D turbo spin echo sequence for the anatomical study of facial and vestibulocochlear nerves
6. Comparison of three-dimensional fast spin echo and gradient echo sequences for high-resolution temporal bone imaging
7. Temporal lobes: Surface MR coil phased-array imaging
8. A three-coil comparison for MR angiography
9. Simultaneous image acquisition from the head (or body) coil and a surface coil
10. Simultaneous image acquisition utilizing hybrid body and phased array receiver coils
11. Hybrid phased array receiver coil for 3.0T MR imaging of internal auditory canal
12. 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
13. High-resolution intracranial and cervical MRA at 3.0T: Technical considerations and initial experience
14. Volume imaging with MR phased arrays
15. Determination of appropriate RF blocking impedance for MRI surface coils and arrays
16. Remember true FISP? A high SNR, near 1-second imaging method for T2-like contrast in interventional MRI at 2 T