3D-printed MRI sensors cut cost to $30, boost contrast for infant cardiac imaging

University of Southern California researchers 3D-print flexible MRI coils for infant hearts in under 10 minutes for $30 each, yielding roughly four times the contrast of standard commercial sensors.

• The sensors are printed with conductive silver ink on a stretchy thermoplastic elastomer, allowing digital shape and size adjustments per patient.
• The work is a USC collaboration among cardiologists, radiologists and imaging scientists, targeting better imaging for infants and children.

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