Improving Image Quality for open MRI Architectures through System Design Optimisation
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Physics & Astronomy
Abstract
Project Aim:
- To optimise the hardware design of open MRI systems, to improve image quality and reduce imaging times, thereby improving patient throughput.
Project Objectives
- To design novel radiofrequency (RF) coils to permit localised imaging, and in the future parallel imaging of the body (in the form of a phased array system similar to that utilised in modern radar systems)
- To design, build and test an Electromagnetic (EM) Field camera to define and compensate for field variations during image acquisition
- To study dynamic functional processes within the body using the optimised hardware described above
Progress: At present the open MRI is installed at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre in Nottingham. The various work packages are being planned in detail to support a co-ordinated interdisciplinary study of the system design. The project kick-off date is 1st April 2021.
- To optimise the hardware design of open MRI systems, to improve image quality and reduce imaging times, thereby improving patient throughput.
Project Objectives
- To design novel radiofrequency (RF) coils to permit localised imaging, and in the future parallel imaging of the body (in the form of a phased array system similar to that utilised in modern radar systems)
- To design, build and test an Electromagnetic (EM) Field camera to define and compensate for field variations during image acquisition
- To study dynamic functional processes within the body using the optimised hardware described above
Progress: At present the open MRI is installed at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre in Nottingham. The various work packages are being planned in detail to support a co-ordinated interdisciplinary study of the system design. The project kick-off date is 1st April 2021.
Organisations
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP/R513283/1 | 01/10/2018 | 30/09/2023 | |||
| 2511434 | Studentship | EP/R513283/1 | 01/04/2021 | 15/02/2022 | Dipendra Mistry |