biostudies-literatureCuthbertson JDNIBIB NIH HHSNINDS NIH HHSNational Institutes of HealthGE HealthcareNIH HHS1002-1014https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10445458biostudies-literatureUnknown88(2)<h4>Purpose</h4>To develop a wireless integrated parallel reception, excitation, and shimming (iPRES-W) coil array for simultaneous imaging and wireless localized B₀ shimming, and to demonstrate its ability to correct for distortions in DTI of the spinal cord in vivo.<h4>Methods</h4>A 4-channel coil array was modified to allow an RF current at the Larmor frequency and a direct current to flow on each coil element, enabling imaging and localized B₀ shimming, respectively. One coil element was further modified to allow additional RF currents within a wireless communication band to flow on it to wirelessly control the direct currents for shimming, which were supplied from a battery pack within the scanner bore. The RF signals for imaging were transferred via conventionalMagnetic resonance in medicineAn iPRES-W Coil Array for Simultaneous Imaging and Wireless Localized B₀ Shimming of the Cervical Spinal Cord.PMC10445458R01 NS075017R21 EB024121S10 OD021480R01 EB028644Cuthbertson JDStormont RRobb FTruong TKDarnell DSong AWfalseAn iPRES-W Coil Array for Simultaneous Imaging and Wireless Localized B₀ Shimming of the Cervical Spinal Cord.<h4>Purpose</h4>To develop a wireless integrated parallel reception, excitation, and shimming (iPRES-W) coil array for simultaneous imaging and wireless localized B₀ shimming, and to demonstrate its ability to correct for distortions in DTI of the spinal cord in vivo.<h4>Methods</h4>A 4-channel coil array was modified to allow an RF current at the Larmor frequency and a direct current to flow on each coil element, enabling imaging and localized B₀ shimming, respectively. One coil element was further modified to allow additional RF currents within a wireless communication band to flow on it to wirelessly control the direct currents for shimming, which were supplied from a battery pack within the scanner bore. The RF signals for imaging were transferred via conventional2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2025-04-05T15:47:19.821Z2025-04-05T15:47:19.821ZS-EPMC104454583546824310.1002/mrm.29257