An 8Tx/32Rx head-neck coil at 7T by combining 2Tx/32Rx Nova coil with 6Tx shielded coaxial cable elements.

Purpose: Standard head coils used at 7T MRI suffer from high signal loss at lower brain regions and neck. This study aimed to increase the field of view (FOV) of a birdcage coil to image the lower brain regions and neck with a straightforward approach of using add-on transmit shielded coaxial cable coil (SCC) elements.

Methods: A new head-neck coil was modeled as a combination of the 2Tx/32Rx Nova head coil and 6Tx SCC elements.