The performance of surface coils for proton imaging at 3 Tesla can be improved by placing low-loss high-permittivity blocks at the centre of the surface coil. The signal-to-noise ratio in a human calf of a coil with integrated dielectric block is 25% higher close to the coil and performs comparably well compared to a standard surface coil at depths exceeding 6 cm providing a simple and effective way of improving surface coil performance.
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