Abstract #1504

Design and Construction of a Heteronuclear 1H and 31P Double Tuned Coil for Breast Imaging and Spectroscopy

Sergei Obruchkov¹, Kenneth Bradshaw², Michael D. Noseworthy³

¹Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; ²Sentinelle Medical, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Dual tuned surface coil (31P and 1H) was designed and build to have high performance parameters for both channels. The coil was build to integrate into a Sentinelle Vanguard table for 3T Signa GE system. The ability to transmit on both channels simultaneously makes it possible to perform decoupling using the same coil. 1H imaging and 31P spectroscopy was demonstrated on the above coil.