Proton and Sodium MR Imaging of in Vivo Human Prostate Using Dual-Tuned Body and Endorectal Coils at 7T

Kyongtae Ty Bae¹, Jung-Hwan Kim¹, Alessandro Furlan¹, Chan Hong Moon¹, Bumwoo Park¹, Tiejun Zhao²

We have demonstrated the feasibility of 1H and 23Na imaging of in vivo human prostate using dual-tuned body surface Tx/Rx and endorectal Rx only coils. Our imaging technique was tested on normal human volunteers. Further improvement of this technique may facilitate the diagnosis of prostate cancer.