Abstract #1580

A triple tuned coil and front-end for simultaneous multinuclear MR imaging and spectroscopy

Chung-Huan Huang¹, Hongli Dong², Stephen E. Ogier², Chenhao Sun², and Steven M. Wright²

¹Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States, ²Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States

There are several ways to implement simultaneous acquisition for multiple nuclei. A single-port triple tuned coil is the simplest structure and has the best potential for integration into multiband arrays. This abstract demonstrates an approach to acquire three nuclei (¹H/²³Na/²H) MRS simultaneously by using a home-built broadband spectrometer with a triple tuned coil. The broadband spectrometer front-end is capable of providing separate gains to each of studied nucleus where signal sensitivity variation is large and can reduce data throughput load by using undersampling techniques while still maintaining similar performance as a Varian Inova system.

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