Simultaneous 23Na/1H Imaging with Dual Excitation & Double Tuned Birdcage Coil

Christian Stehning¹, Jochen Keupp¹, Jrgen Rahmer¹

A simultaneous 1H/23Na MR imaging sequence with dual RF excitation and sampling is presented. Sodium and proton images are acquired simultaneously using a dual tuned coil, which eliminates the need for an additonal 1H scan and eliminates the risk of misregistration.