Improved SNR and Image Quality of Pediatric MRI with a Shape Conforming High-Density Posterior Cushion Coil
Terrence Jao, Praveen Jayapal, Jana Vincent, John Pauly, Ceara Stack, Victor Taracila, Fraser Robb, Thomas Grafendorfer, Yun Jeong Stickle, Mark Giancola, Clyve Konrad Follante, Greig Scott, Shreyas Vasanawala, Ali B. Syed · 2026
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Jao and colleagues test a soft MRI coil designed for children's bodies. Their 2026 paper evaluates a thirty-channel high-density posterior cushion coil built into a padded cushion, against the rigid table coils standard in scanners. Adult-sized rigid arrays sit far from small patients, weakening the signal; a conforming cushion closes that distance. Twenty-five children were scanned with the prototype and twenty-five comparable patients with standard coils.
Every cushion-coil image was judged diagnostic, averaging about 4.1 on a five-point quality scale across two radiologists. Signal strength in the superficial back muscles ran about 34 percent higher than with standard coils, while the deeper liver signal was statistically similar between systems. Tests on phantoms agreed with the patient findings. The authors conclude the shape-conforming design improves signal where distance matters most, without sacrificing deeper imaging.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Terrence Jao, Praveen Jayapal, Jana Vincent, John Pauly, Ceara Stack, Victor Taracila, Fraser Robb, Thomas Grafendorfer, Yun Jeong Stickle, Mark Giancola, Clyve Konrad Follante, Greig Scott, Shreyas Vasanawala, Ali B. Syed |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |