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  • Title: Solenoid surface coils in magnetic resonance imaging.
    Author: Lufkin RB, Votruba J, Reicher M, Bassett L, Smith SD, Hanafee WN.
    Journal: AJR Am J Roentgenol; 1986 Feb; 146(2):409-12. PubMed ID: 3484592.
    Abstract:
    A nonplanar solenoidal surface radiofrequency coil is used as a receiver with a conventional transmitter coil in a magnetic resonance imaging system. The improved signal-to-noise ratio, compared with that of conventional fixed saddle or solenoid receiver coils, permits higher resolution imaging and thinner image sections. In addition, the problem of signal dropoff that occurs in deep structures with planar and other noncircumferential surface coils is eliminated. Solenoid surface coils are particularly useful in imaging deep structures in anatomic regions that do not fit standard head and body coils, such as the neck, knees, and other smaller body parts.
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