Abstract #3977

Development and Application of a 23Na Elliptical Body Coil for 7 Tesla

Tanja Platt¹, Thomas M Fiedler¹, Armin M Nagel^1,2, Andreas K Bitz¹, Peter Bachert¹, Mark E Ladd^1,3, and Reiner Umathum¹

¹Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, ²Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany, ³Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Up to now only a few ²³Na abdominal MRI studies have been performed at 7T. In this work, a versatile ²³Na transceive elliptical-shaped body coil for 7T with a large FOV and a high transmit/receive efficiency was designed, simulated, and implemented on a 7T scanner. The setup was applied for in-vivo imaging of the human torso. The obtained 3D ²³Na image data set contains ²³Na signals from heart to pelvis. High regional ²³Na signals are especially present in the areas of kidney, liver, cartilage, vessels, vertebral disks, spinal canal, and heart.

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