PURPOSE: Carbon-13 magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((13) C-MRS) is challenging because of the inherent low sensitivity of (13) C detection and the need for radiofrequency transmission at the (1) H frequency while receiving the (13) C signal, the latter requiring electrical decoupling of the (13) C and (1) H radiofrequency channels. In this study, we added traps to the (13) C coil to construct a quadrature-(13) C/quadrature-(1) H surface coil, with sufficient isolation between channels to allow simultaneous operation at both frequencies without compromise in coil performance. METHODS: Isolation between channels was evaluated on the bench by measuring all coupling parameters. The quadrature mode of the quadrature-(13) C coil was assessed using in vitro (23) Na gradient echo images. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was measured on the glycogen and glucose resonances by (13) C-MRS in vitro, compared with that obtained with a linear-(13) C/quadrature-(1) H coil, and validated by (13) C-MRS in vivo in the human calf at 7T. RESULTS: Isolation between channels was better than -30 dB. The (23) Na gradient echo images indicate a region where the field is strongly circularly polarized. The quadrature coil provided an SNR enhancement over a linear coil of 1.4, in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to construct a double-quadrature (13) C-(1) H surface coil for proton decoupled sensitivity enhanced (13) C-NMR spectroscopy in humans at 7T.
PURPOSE:Carbon-13 magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((13) C-MRS) is challenging because of the inherent low sensitivity of (13) C detection and the need for radiofrequency transmission at the (1) H frequency while receiving the (13) C signal, the latter requiring electrical decoupling of the (13) C and (1) H radiofrequency channels. In this study, we added traps to the (13) C coil to construct a quadrature-(13) C/quadrature-(1) H surface coil, with sufficient isolation between channels to allow simultaneous operation at both frequencies without compromise in coil performance. METHODS: Isolation between channels was evaluated on the bench by measuring all coupling parameters. The quadrature mode of the quadrature-(13) C coil was assessed using in vitro (23) Na gradient echo images. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was measured on the glycogen and glucose resonances by (13) C-MRS in vitro, compared with that obtained with a linear-(13) C/quadrature-(1) H coil, and validated by (13) C-MRS in vivo in the humancalf at 7T. RESULTS: Isolation between channels was better than -30 dB. The (23) Na gradient echo images indicate a region where the field is strongly circularly polarized. The quadrature coil provided an SNR enhancement over a linear coil of 1.4, in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to construct a double-quadrature (13) C-(1) H surface coil for proton decoupled sensitivity enhanced (13) C-NMR spectroscopy in humans at 7T.
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