Research Article

Electromagnetic Simulation of Signal Distribution of Various RF Endoluminal Loop Geometries with Coil Orientation: Towards a Reconfigurable Design

Table 1

Tuning and matching capacitor values of each unloaded or/and loaded loop configuration.

Loop geometryTuning capacitor (pF)Matching capacitor (pF)
Ct1Ct2Cm1Cm2

Unloaded rectangular double-loop (RDL) coils
RDL-SC124.88124.88447.31447.31
RDT-SC104.62104.62229.71229.71
RDL-OC157.19157.19424.34424.34
RDT-OC127.00127.00414.98

Unloaded diagonal double-loop (DDL) coils
DDL-D1113.75113.75425.00425.00
DDT-D199.3699.36447.78
DDL-D294.9594.95410.00410.00
DDT-D284.7584.75414.18

Loaded single and double-loop coils
DSL96.5303.07303.07
RDL-OC157.19157.19424.34424.34
RDT-OC127.00127.00414.98