The Coax Dipole: A fully flexible coaxial cable dipole antenna with flattened current distribution for body imaging at 7 Tesla.
Carel C van LeeuwenBart R SteensmaDennis W J KlompCornelis A T van den BergAlexander J E RaaijmakersPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2021)
The coax dipole is a novel antenna design with a flattened current distribution resulting in beneficial properties. Also, the flexible design of the coax dipoles allows better adaptation to the body curvature and can potentially be used for a wide range of imaging targets.