SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SURFACE COILS

Information

• Research Project
• 2283689

• ApplicationId

  2283689

• Core Project Number

  R43RR007995

• Full Project Number

  1R43RR007995-01

• Serial Number

  7995

• FOA Number

• Sub Project Id

• Project Start Date

  9/30/1992 - 33 years ago

• Project End Date

  3/29/1993 - 32 years ago

• Program Officer Name

• Budget Start Date

  9/30/1992 - 33 years ago

• Budget End Date

  3/29/1993 - 32 years ago

• Fiscal Year

  1992

• Support Year

  1

• Suffix

• Award Notice Date

  9/30/1992 - 33 years ago

Organizations

• Superconductor Technologies, Inc.

An important factor that limits the use of low-cost low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the reduced signal to noise ration (SNR) of low-field systems as compared to high-field machines. Superconducting detection coils would greatly enhance SNR. Conventional superconductors require liquid helium cooling, which would not be feasible for clinical use. However, the advent of high-temperature superconductors (HTSC) allows for the construction of liquid nitrogen-cooled coils with improvements in SNR of more than a factor of 3 over cooled copper coils for non-conducting samples, and 5% to 40% improvement for human images. We propose to build and test an HTSC surface coil that would be appropriate for clinical use in MRI machines.

IC Name

• Activity

  R43

• Administering IC

  RR

• Application Type

  1

• Direct Cost Amount

• Indirect Cost Amount

• Total Cost

• Sub Project Total Cost

• ARRA Funded

• CFDA Code

  371

• Ed Inst. Type

• Funding ICs

• Funding Mechanism

• Study Section

  SSS

• Study Section Name

• Organization Name

  SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

• Organization Department

• Organization DUNS

• Organization City

  SANTA BARBARA

• Organization State

  CA

• Organization Country

  UNITED STATES

• Organization Zip Code

  931112356

• Organization District

  UNITED STATES