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Abstract #3952

Solving RF Interference for a Simultaneous PET/MRI Scanner

Bo Joseph Peng1, Yibao Wu1, Jeffrey Walton2, Simon R. Cherry1

1Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States; 22NMR Facility, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States


From single PET module data acquisitions, we further demonstrate the effectiveness of concentric carbon fiber tubing as an excellent shielding material against 300 MHz RF. We also present a solution to reduce the 81 kHz RF interference generated by the MR gradient power supply.

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