Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
368-04-004 ISMRM Abstract

An Open-Source RF Coil Mixed Contact Connector for Low-cost MRI

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Low-Field MRI
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Non-Array RF Coils, Antennas & Waveguides
368-04-004 · Novel MRI Hardware · Monday, 11 May, 2:45 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row I
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Jack Hayhoe1, Tri Nguyen2, Joshua Harper3, Umberto Zanovello 4, Nicola De Zanche5,6
1Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
3Department of Technology and Applied Sciences, Universidad Comunera, Asuncion, Paraguay
4Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Turin, Italy
5Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
6Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada
Presenting Author: Umberto Zanovello

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References

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6. https://github.com/dezanche/Open_Connectors. Accessed October 24, 2025.
7. A4IM: Affordable, Accessible, Adjustable and Accurate mr IMaging. www.a4im.ptb.de/home. Accessed October 24, 2025.
8. FreeCAD. www.freecad.org. Accessed October 24, 2025.

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http://echo.ismrm.org/p/ISMRM2026/368-04-004