Award
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 5R01EB031820-04
A Self-Tuning Liquid Metal Coil Conforming to Movement for High-Resolution Brachial Plexus MRI
Recipient
WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES
Award Amount
$671,757.00
Ceiling
$671,757.00
Awarded
March 20, 2025
Identifier
5R01EB031820-04
Development of a flexible liquid metal RF coil array to improve brachial plexus MRI resolution, aiming for ~0.5 mm isotropic spatial resolution to enhance diagnosis and management of brachial plexopathies.
Description
Novel, liquid metal RF coil technology will be developed to enable the design of a conformal and flexible neck-brachial plexus coil array to deliver 3X-higher SNR. The hypothesis is that the spatial resolution will be ~0.5 mm isotropic, surpassing the current ~1 mm isotropic resolution of commercial coils. This will enable superior 3D resolution in brachial plexus magnetic resonance neurography, improving diagnosis and management.