Petal resonator surface coil in spectroscopy by magnetic resonance

Abstract
In this work, we present a radio frequency resonator surface coil for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy based on the magnetron device. We named our RF coil: Petal Resonator Surface (PERES) coil. This resonator coil consists of eight coil petals connected symmetrically all around a central single-loop coil. We previously tested this coil prototype n a General Electric 1.5 T imager and successfully acquired brain images. Based on these encouraging results, we used our coil design on the same MR imager to generate brain spectra. Finally, a MR spectrum of a healthy brain is presented.