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Baby Atlantic Sharpnose Shark,
50-micron resolution, at 750 MHz

Mouse brain
50-micron resolution,  at 750 MHz
  Imported from IRIS image: xtipTmp.rgb

Both images were taken using Doty CP Litzcage at 750 MHz. The CP litzcage dimensions were 21 mm diameter by 20 mm window length.  The Doty Litzcage coil was used inside Bruker gradients of 40 mm ID in a vertical bore magnet.  The sample was contained in an 18 mm sample tube. Images Courtesy of Dan Plant, University of Florida.

Doty RF Litzcage Coil


What Is a Litzcage coil?

Doty Litzcage coils combine (1) the Circular-Polarization (CP) of rf birdcage coils, (2) the insulated crossovers of the Doty linear Litz coil, and (3) a novel symmetrizing network to provide extraordinary B1 homogeneity, superior S/N, and exceptional simplicity in tuning to widely varying samples.

How does a Litzcage compare to a Birdcage,
TEM, "millipede", or "strip line" coil?
                        

•  Much Easier Tuning.

    Easily tuned and matched to a wide range of samples.  

    Tuning range is typically an order of magnitude greater.

•  B1 homogeneity is typically 10-40% better.

•  SNR is at least 10% higher – up to 30% higher.

•  Substantial cost advantage.

What does it take to make the best MRI volume coils?

Decades of experience, bold creativity, and the most advanced simulation tools applied
with no significant simplifying approximations to the complete coil and matching network.

Preprint available RF Coil Technology for Small-Animal MRI.
Download a preprint of “RF Coil Technology for Small-Animal MRI”, by F. David Doty, George Entzminger, Jatin Kulkarni, Kranti Pamarthy and John P. Staab, published in [NMR Biomed. 2007; 20: 304-325, published online in Wiley Interscience, at www.interscience.wiley.com, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1149].

Full-wave Simulations of Complete MRI RF Coils

When is a CP Litzcage recommended over a linear Litz Coil?

Usually for single resonance where the frequency-diameter product is greater than 9 MHz-m
(e.g. a 30 mm coil at 300 MHz), but other factors include available space and budget.

View our technical poster on "The 4-point-drive Litzcage - A Semi-Open MRI RF CP Coil
with a Wide Tuning Range
", presented at ISMRM, Toronto, 2003.

Download RF Litzcage Technical Poster

Effectiveness of the litzcage:
Effectiveness of the litzcage coil can be seen in the 50 micron resolution
of the mouse brain and baby Atlantic Sharpnose Shark tail at the top of page.


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