Design and implementation of embedded 8‐channel receive‐only arrays for whole‐brain MRI and fMRI of conscious awake marmosets

The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is a New World primate of increasing interest to neuroscience and in translational brain research. The present work describes the design and implementation of individualized 8‐channel receive‐only radiofrequency (RF) coil arrays that provide whole‐brain coverage and allow anatomical and functional MRI experiments in conscious, awake marmosets.

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