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Abstract #2658

A Carbon Receive Array of 8 Elements, Interoperable with Proton Scanning, for Human Temporal Lobe

James Tropp1, Paul Calderon, Lucas Carvajal2, Fraser Robb, P. E. Z. Larson2, P. Shin2, D. B. Vigneron2, S. J. Nelson2

1Global Applied Science Lab, GE Healthcare Technologies, Fremont, CA, United States; 2University of California San Francisco

We describe the design, construction, and test of an array receive coil intended for carbon imaging of human temporal lobe, in particular with hyperpolarized substrates. Preliminary images of an oil phantom are shown.

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