Brian J Lee1,2, Ronald D Watkins1, Keum Sil Lee1, Chen-Ming Chang1,3, Craig S Levin1,4,5,6. 1. Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California. 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California. 3. Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California. 4. Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California. 5. Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California. 6. Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Abstract
PURPOSE: An "RF-penetrable" PET insert that allows the MR body coil to be used for RF transmission was developed to make it easier for an existing MR center to achieve simultaneous PET/MRI. This study focuses on experiments and analyses to study PET/RF coil configurations for simultaneous PET/MR studies. METHODS: To investigate the appropriate RF coil design, a transmit/receive (TX/RX) birdcage coil and an RX-only phased-array coil (TX from body coil), both fitting inside the PET ring were built and characterized. For MR performance evaluation, B1 field uniformity and MR image SNR were calculated. PET photon attenuation due to each coil was studied by means of CT-based attenuation maps and reconstructed PET images. RESULTS: When using the RX-only phased-array coil (TX from body coil), compared with the TX/RX birdcage coil, the B1 field uniformity and the MR image (gradient echo and fast spin echo) SNR increased by 2.4±4.8%, 386.1±62.3%, and 205.0±56.5%, respectively. Although some components of the coil were distributed within the PET FOV, no significant PET photon attenuation was shown in the CT-based attenuation map and reconstructed PET images. CONCLUSION: RF coil configurations for an RF-penetrable PET insert for simultaneous PET/MRI were studied. The RX-only phased-array coil (TX from body coil) outperformed the TX/RX birdcage coil with improved MR performance as well as negligible PET photon attenuation.
PURPOSE: An "RF-penetrable" PET insert that allows the MR body coil to be used for RF transmission was developed to make it easier for an existing MR center to achieve simultaneous PET/MRI. This study focuses on experiments and analyses to study PET/RF coil configurations for simultaneous PET/MR studies. METHODS: To investigate the appropriate RF coil design, a transmit/receive (TX/RX) birdcage coil and an RX-only phased-array coil (TX from body coil), both fitting inside the PET ring were built and characterized. For MR performance evaluation, B1 field uniformity and MR image SNR were calculated. PET photon attenuation due to each coil was studied by means of CT-based attenuation maps and reconstructed PET images. RESULTS: When using the RX-only phased-array coil (TX from body coil), compared with the TX/RX birdcage coil, the B1 field uniformity and the MR image (gradient echo and fast spin echo) SNR increased by 2.4±4.8%, 386.1±62.3%, and 205.0±56.5%, respectively. Although some components of the coil were distributed within the PET FOV, no significant PET photon attenuation was shown in the CT-based attenuation map and reconstructed PET images. CONCLUSION: RF coil configurations for an RF-penetrable PET insert for simultaneous PET/MRI were studied. The RX-only phased-array coil (TX from body coil) outperformed the TX/RX birdcage coil with improved MR performance as well as negligible PET photon attenuation.
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