University of Houston System

Lei Ming P Xie

Jaroslaw Wosik

Krzysztof Nesteruk

New MRI coil and resonators are disclosed based solely on superconducting inductive element and built-in capacitive elements as well as hybrid superconducting-metal inductive and capacitive elements having superior SNR. Single and multiple small animal MRI imaging units are also disclosed including one or more resonators of this invention surrounding one or more small animal cavities. Methods for making and using the MRI coils and/or arrays are also disclosed.

Superconducting loop, saddle and birdcage MRI coils

Superconducting loop, saddle and birdcage MRI coils capable of simultaneously imaging small nonhuman animals

An array of resonators for use in MRI and NMR is disclosed where the resonators are solid state constructs including a pair of resonating elements formed on both sides of a dielectric substrate and cooperate to form a resonator and where each resonator includes at least one discontinuity and the discontinuities on each resonating element are equally spaced and between the resonating elements are equally spaced. A probe for MRI is also disclosed which includes a source of cooling to cool the arrays therein.

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Lei Ming P Xie