<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">OALibJ</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Access Library Journal</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2333-9705</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/oalib.1100945</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">OALibJ-68019</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Biomedical&amp;Life Sciences</subject><subject> Business&amp;Economics</subject><subject> Chemistry&amp;Materials Science</subject><subject> Computer Science&amp;Communications</subject><subject> Earth&amp;Environmental Sciences</subject><subject> Engineering</subject><subject> Medicine&amp;Healthcare</subject><subject> Physics&amp;Mathematics</subject><subject> Social Sciences&amp;Humanities</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Comprehention of Coils Overlappings Effects —Magnetic Resonance Imaging
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Mohammadreza</surname><given-names>Shiravi Khoozani</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Homayoun</surname><given-names>Meshgin Kelk</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Abolfazl</surname><given-names>Shiravi Khoozani</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Tafresh, Tafresh, Iran</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff2"><addr-line>Department of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>mohammadreza.shiravi@yahoo.com(MSK)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>01</day><month>01</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><volume>02</volume><issue>01</issue><fpage>1</fpage><lpage>13</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>6</day>	<month>January</month>	<year>2015</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>accepted</day>	<month>24</month>	<year>January</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>28</day>	<month>January</month>	<year>2015</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
   
   A typical medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) contains a Local transmit/receive coil. Magnetic coil design is very important in study of the human brain and for neurological therapeutics technique. Precise spatial localization of stimulation sites is the key of efficient functional magnetic stimulations. Others have examined this issue at radio frequencies. This paper develops circular coils, figure-of-8 coils and coil array elements in order to realize a transcranial magnetic stimulator, and analyses the coil properties. The tests are done here with the applied DC excitation. The results show that different coils have different focus. The most important feature of these simulations is the ability to expand it. With these tests, the procedure of construction is determined. I simulate all procedures by MAXWELL 16.0. 
  
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)</kwd><kwd> Coil Array Element</kwd><kwd> Finite Element Methods</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>Two Keyes factors in array element coil design are field homogeneity and cost. In terms of field homogeneity, we could apply two coil design methods: one is optimizing distance between two circular coil; another is array element coil design. Now, my idea is applying different configuration of coils to achieve best strength and uniformity in MRI. With this simulation, the cost also decreases clearly.</p><p>The studies done on this field include: In reference [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68019-ref1">1</xref>] , the authors reported that one can describe the use of a computational method for determining the overlap distance minimizing the mutual interaction between two adjacent coils that constitute a part of a phased array system used in MRI. The method is based upon the method of moments, and the analysis is carried out at a target imaging frequency to obtain the overlap distance. For a variety of complex RF phased array coils, one can determine, using the proposed approach, the overlap distance between the nearest neighbor block element RF coils such that the mutual interaction is nullified or minimized. One can give experimental results to validate the proposed approach. When compared with the experimental data, our theoretical prediction is in excellent agreement. In reference [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68019-ref2">2</xref>] , a coil design termed as broadside- coupled loop (BCL) coil and based on the broadside-coupled split ring resonator (BC-SRR) is proposed as an alternative to a conventional loop design at 7T. The BCL coil has an inherent uniform current which assures the rotational symmetry of the radio-frequency field around the coil axis. A comparative analysis of the signal-to- noise ratio provided by BCL coils and conventional coils has been carried out by means of numerical simulations and experiments in a 7T whole body system. In reference [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68019-ref3">3</xref>] , the author argues that besides single surface coil, multiple coil system is simulated, too. One can choose a two-square-surface coil system to verify the validity of mutual inductance effects by our algorithm. Testing functions for simulating this array system are two distinct loops along two surface coils, and base functions are identical to testing functions. Since one can tune the position of this two-surface coil system resonating at Larmor frequency.</p><p>Here I introduce this resource that I have expressed to the reader that operating coils overlap, the stimulation of DC and AC excitation effects are common.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. MRI Scanner Components</title><p>The MRI scanner produces three types of magnetic fields that interact with the proton spins to produce images. First, the primary field <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x5.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is generated by a superconducting coil surrounded by liquid helium (label A, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>). <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x6.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the static field directed axially through the scanner Tunel (the <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x7.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> axis) that causes spin precession, and consequently, the net magnetization of each voxel. Ideally, the main magnet in the scanner would produce a uniform <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x8.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> field throughout the entire imaging volume. Since this is rarely the case in a commercial scanner, “shim” coils (label B, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>) are strategically installed to broaden the region of uniformity. The shim coils themselves produce magnetic fields that interact with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x9.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> by superposition to correct known field in homogeneities. The second type of magnetic field applied by the scanner is an RF pulse referred to as the <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x10.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> field. This field is produced by the body coil within the scanner (label D of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>) or by a transmit coil local to the imaging volume (label E, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>). Finally, the third type of field in the scanner is produced by a specially-designed coil within the scanner called the gradient coil (label C, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>). When activated, this coil generates three different gradient fields that combine with the primary <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x11.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> field by superposition [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68019-ref4">4</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Calculations of Coil Design</title><p>Coil design methods are divided into three groups. The first two categories, discrete wires, such as Helmholtz coil, and current density techniques (distributed windings), are considered as classical methods. The remaining techniques are included in a third group termed as new methods.</p><fig id="fig1"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> Cut-away view of an MRI scanner. A: Primary field <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x13.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> magnet in liquid helium bath B: Shim coil C: Gradient coil D: Body transmit/receive coil E: Local transmit/receive coil. Adapted from</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x12.png"/></fig><p>A number of studies have investigated coil design with DC and AC excitations [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68019-ref5">5</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68019-ref7">7</xref>] .</p><p>Now it is essential to mention some Magneto-statics. The Maxwell's equations that describe magnetic phenomena in the static regime are Gauss’s Law</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula96"><label>(1)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x14.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>and Ampere’s Law</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula97"><label>(2)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x15.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x16.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the current density, that is the source of the magnetic field, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x17.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, which can be related to the magnetic induction, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x18.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, through the constitutive equation.</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula98"><label>(3)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x19.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>here <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is a characteristic of the medium known as the magnetic permeability. For nonmagnetic material Equation (3) reduces to</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula99"><label>(4)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x21.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>and with little summation I have</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula100"><label>(5)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x22.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>This is the well-known Biot-Savart Law. Since the surface integral of the current density is the total current intensity, I, passing through a closed curve, C, the last equation can also be expressed as</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula101"><label>(6)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x23.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The Biot-Savart law as applied to a circular wire loop in the XY plane is shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>. The Biot-Savart Equation (6) can be easily integrated to obtain the axial (Z axis) magnetic field B<sub>z<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></sub>. Magnetic field on the Z axis (exact)</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula102"><label>(7)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x25.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Combining terms, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula103"><label>(8)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x28.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Magnetic field<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x31.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula104"><label>(9)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x32.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><fig id="fig2"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref></label><caption><title> Geometric configuration for the Biot-Sauart law</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x33.png"/></fig><p>The following approximation for the inductance of a single-turn wire loop is very accurate for small wires<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x34.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, from Plonsey and Collin (1961)<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x34.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x35.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. The classical solution (which involves elliptic integrals) is required when the wire is large.</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula105"><label>(10)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x36.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Relation to Magnet coil design, the design of MRI magnet structures is complicated. In the design of conventional magnet structures, the analyst solves the ‘‘direct’’ problem in which the geometry and magnetization are given, and the field distribution is determined. In MRI, the analyst is faced with the more difficult ‘‘inverse’’ problem in which the field strength and uniformity are specified across the imaging region and the geometry and magnetization of the structure need to be determined. There is no unique solution to such problems in that a specified field distribution within a closed region can be obtained using an infinite number of different structures [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68019-ref8">8</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. The Exact Dimensions of the Model</title><p>Here, there are two coil configurations shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2 and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>7, and their geometric parameters are shown in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>.</p><p>The RLC circuit is shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>. <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is capacitor for charging and discharging for practical test not simulation. <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the magnetic coil. <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the resistance. <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the excited source. The current in the coil <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is given by:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.68019-formula106"><label>(11)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x42.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x44.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. Circular Coils</title><sec id="s5_1"><title>5.1. Circular Coils: Model 1</title><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref> shows geometric configuration in Maxwell software. In all simulation except last case direction of current is anticlockwise. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref> shows x-y and y-z plane for magnitude of magnetic field density. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref> shows also this in x-z plane. According to this plot close the coil density is the strongest. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref> shows <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x45.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> on z-axial coil. When z is zero density is maximum. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref> <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x45.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x46.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> on out edge of coil. Therefore <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x45.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x46.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x47.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> on out edge is the strongest of all position. These results is compatible with formulation.</p><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref> shows geometric configuration of two coil. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>0 shows the magnitude of the magnetic flux density at distance 100 mm along z-axis from −50 mm blow to 50 mm above the coil. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1 shows <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x48.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> between two coil drops because of free space between two coil and geometry of torus.</p><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2 shows configuration of model 1. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>3 shows <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> at center is became bigger. But <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>4 shows variation around outer edge.</p><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>5 and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>6 show contrasting among previous states.</p><table-wrap id="table1" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> The geometric parameters of two wire loop of the magnetic stimulation coil in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>7</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Diamete r of wire</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Inner radius</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >current</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Inductance</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Wire 1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.75 mm</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >21.75 mm</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10 A</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >77.9 &#181;H</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Wire 2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.75 mm</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >25.5 mm</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10 A</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >96.4 &#181;H</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><fig id="fig3"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref></label><caption><title> The RLC circuit</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x50.png"/></fig><fig id="fig4"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref></label><caption><title> Single coil</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x51.png"/></fig><fig id="fig5"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref></label><caption><title> Field density distribution</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x52.png"/></fig><fig id="fig6"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref></label><caption><title> View on X-Z plane</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x53.png"/></fig><fig id="fig7"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref></label><caption><title> B<sub>z</sub> for y = 0, x = 0, on the Z axis</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x54.png"/></fig></sec><sec id="s5_2"><title>5.2. Circular Coils: Model 2</title><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>7 shows configuration of model 2. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>8 shows B<sub>z</sub> at center and edge of coil. Density is became bigger than model 1.</p><fig id="fig8"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref></label><caption><title> B<sub>z</sub> for y = 23.5, x = 0, on the z axis</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x55.png"/></fig><fig id="fig9"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref></label><caption><title> Dual coil</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x56.png"/></fig><fig id="fig10"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>0</label><caption><title> B<sub>z</sub> for y = 0, x = 0</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x57.png"/></fig><fig id="fig11"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1</label><caption><title> B<sub>z</sub> for y = 23.5, x = 0</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x58.png"/></fig><fig id="fig12"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2</label><caption><title> Model 1</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x59.png"/></fig><fig id="fig13"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>3</label><caption><title> B<sub>z</sub> for y = 0, x = 0</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x60.png"/></fig><fig id="fig14"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>4</label><caption><title> B<sub>z</sub> for y = 23.5, x = 0</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x61.png"/></fig><fig id="fig15"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>5</label><caption><title> B<sub>z</sub> for y = 0, x = 0</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x62.png"/></fig><fig id="fig16"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>6</label><caption><title> B<sub>z</sub> for y = 23.5, x = 0</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x63.png"/></fig><fig id="fig17"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>7</label><caption><title> Model 2</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x64.png"/></fig><fig id="fig18"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>8</label><caption><title> Abs(B<sub>z</sub>) for y = 23.5, B<sub>z</sub> for y = 0</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x65.png"/></fig></sec><sec id="s5_3"><title>5.3. Comparisons between Models 1, 2</title><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>9 shows the magnitude of the magnetic flux density at 5 cm in the direction of the axis. Model 1 has bigger intension of magnetic field.</p><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>0 shows the magnitude of the magnetic flux density at radial 5 cm on the surface at x-y plane. The focus ability of model 2 is better than model 2.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s6"><title>6. Figure-of-8 Coils</title><p>The parameters of the figure-of-8 coils are the same as <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>.</p><p>In Figures 21(a)-(c), the interval of axis of the two coils is D/4, 2D/4, 3D/4 respectively. D is the outer-di- ameter of coil; in (d), the two coils are no interval and not in the same plane; in (e), the two coils are no interval and in the same plane. In Figures 24(a)-(e) have the same means in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>1. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>2 and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>5 are the</p><fig id="fig19"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>9</label><caption><title> Axial distribution of magnetic flux density</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x66.png"/></fig><fig id="fig20"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>0</label><caption><title> Radial distribution of magnetic flux density</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x67.png"/></fig><fig-group id="fig21"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>1</label><caption><title> Figure-of-8 coil configurations. (a) Type 1-model-1; (b) Type 2-model-1; (c) Type 3-model-1; (d) Type 4- model-1; (e) Type 5-model-1.</title></caption><fig id ="fig21_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x70.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig21_2"><label> (c)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x69.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig21_3"><label>(d)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x68.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig21_4"><label> (e)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x72.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig21_5"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x71.png"/></fig></fig-group><p>radial distributions of magnetic flux density 3 mm below the coil 1 of types of model 1 and model 2 with the currents in the same direction respectively. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>3 and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>6 are the radial distributions of magnetic flux density 3 mm below the coils of types of model 1 and model 2 along X axial. The currents are both anticlockwise. The mutual coupling could induce currents at adjacent coils, which could influence the spatial localization of the stimulation when the coil array has a high magnetic coupling configuration.</p><fig id="fig22"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>2</label><caption><title> Radial distribution of magnetic flux density 3 mm below the coil 1 in the types of model 1. The currents are both anticlockwise</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x73.png"/></fig><fig id="fig23"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>3</label><caption><title> Radial distribution of magnetic flux density 3 mm below the coils in the types of model 1 along X axial. The currents are both anticlockwise</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x74.png"/></fig><fig-group id="fig24"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>4</label><caption><title> Figure-of-8 coil configurations. (a) Type 1-model-2; (b) Type 2-model-2; (c) Type 3-model-2; (d) Type 4- model-2; (e) Type 5-model-2.</title></caption><fig id ="fig24_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x75.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig24_2"><label> (c)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x76.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig24_3"><label>(d)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x77.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig24_4"><label> (e)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x78.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig24_5"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x79.png"/></fig></fig-group><p>The mutual coupling could induce currents at adjacent coils, which could influence the spatial localization of the stimulation when the coil array has a high magnetic coupling configuration. However, the coupling effect can be compensated by proper control of the charge voltages [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68019-ref9">9</xref>] . When the figure-of-8 coils have the current of</p><fig id="fig25"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>5</label><caption><title> Radial distribution of magnetic flux density at 3 mm below the coil1 in the types of model 2. The currents are both anticlockwise</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x80.png"/></fig><fig id="fig26"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>6</label><caption><title> Radial distribution of magnetic flux density at 3 mm below the coils in the types of model 2 along X axial. The currents are both anticlockwise</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x81.png"/></fig><p>the same direction, different type has different focality. The type 2-model-2 has the max numerical value and better focality. At other positions, magnetic field which produced by figure-of-8 coils are less uniform; type 1- model-1 and type 5-model-1 have two different focuses, so I should consider the position of the coils. If controlling the radius of the coil properly, the precision of focus should be able to reach millimeter, which is very useful in MRI; and the figure-of-8 coils of model 2 can produce several focuses, it can stimulate several targets at the same time, which are very useful in coils array elements. But <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>2 and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>3 show better view with variety overlapping between tow coil. So I chose model 1 for research on array element coil.</p></sec><sec id="s7"><title>7. Coil Array Element</title><p>To perform efficient to localize stimulation sites more precisely in brain studies, multichannel magnetic stimulations are desired. By using multicoils with which separate driving channels are connected, the stimulation site can be moved without any physical movements of the coils and the spatial localization in the stimulation can be achieved more precisely than by a conventional single coil-based system.</p><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>7 shows two kinds of coil array element constructions. Two figure-of-8 coils are difference in the direction. That is, coil array element 1 is with anticlockwise and the other with clockwise and coil array element 2 are both anticlockwise.</p><p>From <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>8, the conclusions are the following: array element 1 has better focus than array element 2; the array element has better ability of focus than circular loop coil. If the current direction in a coil array element is controlled properly, they can produce several focuses, and also can produce many kinds of magnetic fields, which is useful in nerve imaging.</p><fig-group id="fig27"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>7</label><caption><title> The coil array elements composed by two figure-of-8 coils. (a) Coil array element 1; (b) Coil array element 2.</title></caption><fig id ="fig27_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x82.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig27_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x83.png"/></fig></fig-group><fig id="fig28"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>8</label><caption><title> Radial distribution of two coil array elements at 3 mm below the coils (dot) and centre of array (solid)</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68019x84.png"/></fig></sec><sec id="s8"><title>8. Conclusion</title><p>As was seen, all simulation was done successfully by MAXWELL 16.0. One can realize that Key properties of MRI magnets are three types of coils: Field generation, Field shaping, Stray-field containment coils. In this paper, the focality and stimulation depth of two circular models, five types of 8-shaped coils and two array elements have been discussed. The performance of model 2 is better than the others. The current direction has little effect on the stimulation depth. When the current directions in two coils are both anticlockwise, the 8-shaped coils can produce several focuses. The array element has better ability of focus than circular loop coil and figure-of-8 coils. Those are a well basis for our further work. In the next work, one will make his great efforts to analyze multichannel magnetic stimulation coils array.</p></sec><sec id="s9"><title>Cite this paper</title><p>Mohammadreza Shiravi Khoozani,Homayoun Meshgin Kelk,Abolfazl Shiravi Khoozani, (2015) Comprehention of Coils Overlappings Effects —Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 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