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Review
. 2020 Nov;33(11):e4384.
doi: 10.1002/nbm.4384. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

Feasibility and characterization of a safe susceptibility-matched endorectal coil for MR spectroscopy

Isabelle Saniour  1 , Jean-Marie Verret  1   2 , Cécile Rabrait-Lerman  2 , Frank Pilleul  3 , Olivier Beuf  1
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Review

Feasibility and characterization of a safe susceptibility-matched endorectal coil for MR spectroscopy

Isabelle Saniour et al. NMR Biomed. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

When using endorectal coils, local radiofrequency (RF) heating may occur in the surrounding tissue. Furthermore, most endorectal coils create a susceptibility artifact detrimental to both anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) acquisitions. We aimed at assessing the safety and MRS performance of a susceptibility-matched endorectal coil for further rectal wall analysis. Experiments were performed on a General Electric MR750 3 T scanner. A variable number of miniaturized passive RF traps were incorporated in the reception cable. The assessment of RF heating and coil sensitivity was conducted on a 1.5% agar-agar phantom doped with NaCl. Several susceptibility-matched materials such as Ultem, perfluorocarbon and barium sulfate were then compared with an external coil. Finally, Ultem was used as a solid support for an endorectal coil and compared with a reference coil. Phantom experiments exhibited a complete suppression of both the RF heating phenomenon and the coil sensitivity artifact. Ultem was the material that produced the smallest image distortion. The full width at half maximum of MR spectra acquired using the susceptibility-matched endorectal coil showed at least 30% narrowing compared with a reference endorectal coil. A susceptibility-matched endorectal coil with RF traps incorporated was validated on phantoms. This coil appears to be a promising device for future in vivo experiments.

Keywords: endorectal coil, RF heating, susceptibility-matching material.

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