Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Magnetic Resonance Imaging01:24

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

4.9K
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical imaging technique based on a phenomenon of nuclear physics discovered in the 1930s, in which matter exposed to magnetic fields and radio waves was found to emit radio signals. In 1970, a physician and researcher named Raymond Damadian noticed that malignant (cancerous) tissue gave off different signals than normal body tissue. He applied for a patent for the first MRI scanning device in clinical use by the early 1980s. The early MRI...
4.9K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Diffusion-weighted Imaging of the Liver: Primed for New Business.

Radiology·2026
Same author

High-Resolution 2D versus 3D Lumbar Spine MRI Optimized with a Deep Learning Reconstruction Algorithm and Prototype Conformal Coil.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2026
Same author

Applications of a 32-channel ultra-flexible phased-array prototype coil design optimized for small joint 3-Tesla MRI.

Physics in medicine and biology·2026
Same author

Benign and Malignant Pediatric Liver Masses: Radiologic-Pathologic Update from the Pediatric LI-RADS Working Group.

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc·2025
Same author

Imaging Findings and Management Strategies for Liver Masses in Children with Predisposition Disorders: A Review by the Pediatric LI-RADS Group.

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc·2024
Same author

Missing Wedge Completion via Unsupervised Learning with Coordinate Networks.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2024

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 29, 2025

Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter
10:02

Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter

Published on: December 19, 2017

14.4K

A 60-channel high-density flexible receive array for pediatric abdominal MRI.

Wonje Lee1, Yunjeong Stickle2, Clyve Follante2

  • 1Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
|February 4, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Researchers developed a flexible, high-density MRI coil array for children. This new design significantly improves imaging acceleration and resolution in pediatric patients at 3T.

Keywords:
parallel imagingpediatric MRIrf coil arrays

More Related Videos

Tracking the Mammary Architectural Features and Detecting Breast Cancer with Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging
15:48

Tracking the Mammary Architectural Features and Detecting Breast Cancer with Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Published on: December 15, 2014

22.4K
Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure
15:18

Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure

Published on: July 30, 2009

18.1K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 29, 2025

Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter
10:02

Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter

Published on: December 19, 2017

14.4K
Tracking the Mammary Architectural Features and Detecting Breast Cancer with Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging
15:48

Tracking the Mammary Architectural Features and Detecting Breast Cancer with Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Published on: December 15, 2014

22.4K
Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure
15:18

Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure

Published on: July 30, 2009

18.1K

Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Conventional MRI coils provide limited parallel imaging performance in pediatric patients.
  • Accelerated MRI acquisition is crucial for reducing scan times and motion artifacts in children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance MRI imaging acceleration for pediatric patients at 3 Tesla (3T) using a dedicated, flexible, high-density coil design.
  • To address the suboptimal performance of standard MRI coils in young children.

Main Methods:

  • Design and construction of a highly flexible small loop array with a dual-turn loop configuration.
  • Utilized full-wave simulation, miniature feedboard allocation, and optimized cable management.
  • Evaluated performance using phantom experiments and in-vivo studies on adult and pediatric volunteers, comparing against commercial coils.

Main Results:

  • The dual-turn loop configuration demonstrated higher preamp decoupling impedance compared to single-turn loops.
  • The flexible coil array supported a wide range of critical overlap, essential for adaptability.
  • Both phantom and in-vivo studies showed superior parallel imaging performance and high spatial resolution with the small loop array.

Conclusions:

  • A dedicated high-density coil array with minimized interference enables a flexible form factor and higher imaging accelerations.
  • The developed coil array shows promising results for improving the efficiency of routine clinical imaging in pediatric patients.
  • This innovation has the potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy and patient comfort during MRI scans.