Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
470-06-118 ISMRM Abstract

On the Design of a Coaxial Folded Cable Dipole Antenna for 7T MRI

Primary: Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Non-Array RF Coils, Antennas & Waveguides
470-06-118 · Hardware and Software Tools for System Improvement · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Traditional Posters | Exhibition Hall
Keywords: SAR Transmit efficiency High field MRI Loading effects Coaxial folded cable dipole
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Guoliang Yang1, Jin Jin2,3,4,5,6, Mingyan Li7, Yafeng Mei1, Wenchen Wang1, Ewald Weber 1, Feng Liu8
1School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
3Siemens Healthineers (ANZ), Bowen Hills, Australia
4Siemens Healthcare Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia
5Bowen Hills, AU, Siemens Healthcare Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia
6MR Research & Development, Siemens Healthineers Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia
7Magnetica Ltd, 4/115 Frederick St, Northgate QLD 4013, Australia
8The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Presenting Author: Ewald Weber

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References

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2. A. J. E. Raaijmakers et al., “Design of a radiative surface coil array element at 7 T: The single-side adapted dipole antenna,” Magn. Reson. Med., vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 1488–1497, 2011, doi: 10.1002/mrm.22886. [doi]
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5. Aurelien Destruel, Jin Jin, Ewald Weber, Mingyan Li, Craig Engstrom, Feng Liu, Stuart Crozier., “Integrated Multi-Modal Antenna With Coupled Radiating Structures ( I-MARS ) for 7T pTx Body MRI,” IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 39–51, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TMI.2021.3103654. [doi]

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