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Abstract #1400

A Low PET Attenuation Transmit-Receive Head Coil for Simultaneous PET and MR Spectroscopy

Gillian Haemer 1,2 , David Faul 3 , Thomas Koesters 1,4 , Kimberly Jackson 1 , Oded Gonen 1 , and Graham Wiggins 1

1 The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States, 2 The Sackler Institute for Graduate Biomedical Sciences, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States, 3 Siemens Medical Solutions, New York, NY, United States, 4 Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research, Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States

In order to allow for simultaneous PET and MR Spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) on a PET/MR Hybrid system, RF coil designs must be MR efficient, transmit-receive capable, and provide low PET attenuation. We present a birdcage coil design based on these requirements, which provides sufficient efficiency for MRSI, while creating minimal attenuation. We compare the MR efficiency of this coil to an MR Instruments TEM coil, and the PET attenuation to the attenuation-minimized receive-only head coil provided with the PET/MR system, and find that this design provides comparable MR efficiency and superior attenuation minimization.

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