Yan LabMRI RF Engineering
Xinqiang Yan, PhD

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Xinqiang Yan, PhD

Research Associate Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences and Electrical & Computer Engineering

Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS)

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My research develops engineering solutions to the technical challenges of MRI. My main goals are improving RF and B0 homogeneity in high-field MRI, accelerating acquisition, reducing RF heating near implants, and increasing the signal-to-noise ratio.

I have led multiple NIH-funded projects and invented the self-decoupled coil and the RF-transparent B0 shimming coil.

Current projects

  1. Solving dark bands in tcMRgFUS using passive reflective antennas
  2. Next-generation integrated RF Tx/Rx and B0 shimming coils for 7T brain and spinal cord MRI
  3. Flexible RF coils and baluns
  4. RF-transparent B0 shimming coil arrays
  5. Low-cost wireless coils for clinical scanners
  6. Novel materials and devices that reduce RF heating near MRI implants