A Low-resistance and Low-parasitic Capacitance Micro Coil for MRI Fabricated by Selective Deposition on 3D Stepped Helical Structures

カテゴリ: 論文誌(論文単位)

グループ名: 【E】センサ・マイクロマシン部門

発行日: 2017/01/01

タイトル(英語): A Low-resistance and Low-parasitic Capacitance Micro Coil for MRI Fabricated by Selective Deposition on 3D Stepped Helical Structures

著者名: Tetsuji Dohi (Microsystem Labs., Chuo University), Yuya Yokoyama (Microsystem Labs., Chuo University)

著者名(英語): Tetsuji Dohi (Microsystem Labs., Chuo University), Yuya Yokoyama (Microsystem Labs., Chuo University)

キーワード: MRI，bicone-shaped，micro coil，vacuum evaporation，stepped helical structure

要約(英語): This paper reports a bicone-shaped micro coil that has a low resistance and a low parasitic capacitance for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The micro coil was fabricated by vacuum evaporation and electroplating of copper (Cu) onto a stepped helical structure developed by a three-dimensional (3D) printer. Because the stepped helical structure was fixed on a rotary-tilted stage, Cu was evaporated only on the coil wiring part of the helical structure. Unlike for the folding method, a micro coil developed by vacuum evaporation could be fabricated even if there were lines that overlapped between the coil wirings. Furthermore, the resistance of the coil could be decreased by electroplating, and by increasing the linewidth of the coil wiring that was fabricated by the 3D printer. By using the fabricated bicone-shaped coil, high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) MRI images could be obtained. In conclusion, a higher SNR MRI image can be obtained by increasing the linewidth and decreasing the resistance.

本誌: 電気学会論文誌E（センサ・マイクロマシン部門誌） Vol.137 No.1 （2017） 特集：センサ・マイクロマシン英文特集号

本誌掲載ページ: 2023/02/07 p

原稿種別: 論文／英語

電子版へのリンク: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ieejsmas/137/1/137_2/_article/-char/ja/