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Purpose: A multi-turn transmit surface coil design was presented to improve B-1 efficiency when used with current source amplification. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: Three different coil designs driven by an on-coil current-mode class-D amplifier with current envelope feedback were tested on the benchtop and through imaging in a 1.5 T scanner. Case temperature of the power field-effect transistor at the amplifier output stage was measured to evaluate heat dissipation for the different current levels and coil configurations. In addition, a lower power rated device was tested to exploit the potential gain in B-1 obtained with the multi-turn coil. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: As shown both on the benchtop and in a 1.5 T scanner, B-1 was increased by almost 3-fold without increasing heat dissipation on the power device at the amplifier%26apos;s output using a multi-turn surface coil. Similar gain was obtained when connecting a lower power rated field-effect transistor to the multi-turn coil. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: In addition to reduce heat dissipation per B-1 in the device, higher B-1 per current efficiency allows the use of field-effect transistors with lower current ratings and lower port capacitances, which could improve the overall performance of the on-coil current source transmit system. Magn Reson Med 69:1180-1185, 2013.
- 出版日期2013-4
