In this study, we report sodium T2* values and total sodium concentration (TSC) values in healthy volunteers in the abdomen using a large field-of-view (FOV) birdcage sodium body coil that provides a uniform excitation over the whole abdomen. We explore whether sodium will be more specific to the BOLD effect, as sodium is a major component of blood and oxygenation of this blood will affect the sodium T2* values directly.
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