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Abstract #1485

A Simulational Study on the Homogeneity of Dual-Tuned Birdcage Coils

William M. Potter1,2, Luning Wang1,2, Kevin McCully3, Qun Zhao1,2

1Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States; 2Bioimaging Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States; 3Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States


31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy signal sensitivity is low due concentrations of the nucleus and magnetic field inhomogeneity from currently available commercial surface coils. Dual-tuned (1H/31P) birdcage coils are advantageous in that they create a very homogeneous B1 field inside the coil. The practicality of building a dual-tuned coil, however, can be troublesome due to many factors such as coil structure (e.g., # of legs/rings, dimensions) and biological objects to be imaged. In this abstract, the homogeneity comparisons for the 8-leg, 16-leg, and the 24-leg, 4-ring low-pass birdcage coils are presented with the presence of simulated human head and thigh modules.