Keywords: Prostate, Hyperpolarized MR (Non-Gas), TRUS guided biosy
Motivation: To address the issues with the original dual-element 13C/1H endorectal coil (ERC).
Goal(s): We designed and fabricated a novel dual-element 13C/1H ERC, validated with bench testing and then evaluated in 3T MRI studies.
Approach: Phantoms were imaged using the new ERC and the original ERC. Acquired data was then analyzed and respective SNR compared.
Results: The new ERC demonstrated substantially improved 13C and 1H MRI sensitivity on bench electronic testing. In addition, the new ERC demonstrated substantial improvement in signal-to-noise ratio, and since the coil has successfully been used in hyperpolarized 13C-pyruvate, co-polarized 13C-urea+pyruvate multiparametric MRI patient studies for guiding prostate cancer biopsy.
Impact: Hyperpolarized 13C MRI, RF Coils, Metabolic imaging, Molecular imaging, Endorectal coil
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