Abstract #4886
Combined Transmit-Only Asymmetric Birdcage and Receive-Only Endorectal Surface RF Coils
Adam Farag 1 , Justin Peterson 2 , Trevor Wade 1 , Trevor Szekeres 1 , Alexei Ouriadove 3 , Eli Gibson 4 , Aaron Ward 4 , Joseph Chin 5 , Steven Pautler 6 , Glenn Bauman 5 , Cesare Romagnoli 5 , Robert Bartha 1,2 , and Timothy Scholl 1,2
1
Robarts Research Institute, Western
University, London, ON, Canada,
2
Medical
Biophysics, Western University, London, ON, Canada,
3
Thunder
Bay Regional Research Institute, ON, Canada,
4
Biomedical
Engineering, Western University, ON, Canada,
5
London
Health Science Center, ON, Canada,
6
St.
Joseph's Health Care, ON, Canada
Though radio frequency (RF) coil is a well-established
science, the challenges that an RF designer faces when
applying them to MRI are unique. Particularly, the
challenges of developing confined RF coil for the
purpose of insertion and imaging small parts in the
human body, is different. In this work we present a low
frequency Endorectal RF coil for measuring sodium tissue
concentration (TSC) in the prostate. This has the
potential to enable researchers to understand the sodium
and cancerous cells relationship. First images at 3T
were obtained and analysed, coil sensitivity was
corrected and measurements of TSC is possible.
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