Construction and Evaluation of a Switch-Tuned C-13 - H-1 Birdcage Radiofrequency Coil for Imaging the Metabolism of Hyperpolarized C-13-Enriched Compounds

摘要

Purpose: To construct a switch-tuned C-13 - H-1 birdcage radiofrequency (RF) coil system capable of metabolic imaging of hyperpolarized C-13-enriched metabolic probes for co-registration with MRI morphology using protons.