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MR spectroscopy using multi-ring surface coils

✍ Scribed by Scott B. King; Lawrence N. Ryner; Boguslaw Tomanek; Jonathan C. Sharp; Ian C.P. Smith

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
208 KB
Volume
42
Category
Article
ISSN
0740-3194

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✦ Synopsis

A spatially uniform B 1 -field is preferred for MR imaging and spectroscopy. Unfortunately, volume coils are sometimes unavailable, or do not provide adequate RF power or SNR for some applications. In quantitative MRS, mean metabolite concentration cannot be evaluated when the coil response is nonuniform, unless an assumption is made concerning the metabolite spatial distribution. It is well known that standard single-loop surface coils, although offering high SNR characteristics, have poor B 1 homogeneity. New multi-ring surface coils are proposed which produce a locally uniform B 1 field, with sensitivity and power requirements comparable to those of standard surface coils. MR spectroscopy using two and three-ring versions of this ''local volume coil'' result in spatial localization essentially identical to that obtained with a volume coil but with much improved RF power and SNR characteristics. When compared to standard surface coils, the multi-ring coil offers much improved water suppression and localization, as well as reduced outer voxel contamination, with only a small loss in SNR and moderate increase in SAR. In summary, the multi-ring coil operates midway between the volume coil and the standard surface coil, retaining the most advantageous properties of both.

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