Odd-Leg Birdcages for Geometric Decoupling in Multinuclear Imaging and Spectroscopy Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The utility of interleaved odd-number leg birdcage coils is demonstrated for decoupling in double- and triple-tuned multinuclear applications. The birdcage was designed to geometrically decouple from a planar double-tuned (1H-23Na) array and from a 31P saddle coil insert to create a triple-tuned configuration. Comparisons between an actively detuned coil and a purely geometrically decoupled architecture were used to demonstrate the capabilities of the design. In particular cases, the simplicity and adaptability of the interleaved nine-leg design for multinuclear nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) offer a straightforward alternative to the often complex and lossy designs currently available for multinuclear birdcages and volume coils.

published proceedings

  • CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE PART B-MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENGINEERING

author list (cited authors)

  • Busher, J., Touchet-Valle, E., Sun, C., Wright, S. M., & McDougall, M. P.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Busher, Joseph||Touchet-Valle, Edith||Sun, Chenhao||Wright, Steven M||McDougall, Mary P

editor list (cited editors)

  • Hanson, L. G.

publication date

  • April 2023