Table 1.

Mean coupling values showing good agreement between bench measurements and initial simulations. In both cases the phantom was used to load the coil. Adjacent coupling of −15 dB is considered satisfactory when preamplifier decoupling is implemented.

Mean coupling, Snm, in dB
	15-Ch (posterior)		5-Ch (anterior)
	Measured	Simulated	Measured	Simulated
Adjacent	−15.6 ± 0.9	−15.8 ± 2.4	−16.3 ± 1.3	−17.2 ± 1.9
Overall	−22.3 ± 1.7	−23.6 ± 2.1	−16.6 ± 1.2	−17.3 ± 1.4