A Novel Three-Channel Endorectal Coil for Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3T.

Objective: The purpose of this work is to develop a 3-channel endorectal coil (ERC-3C) structure to obtain higher signal-to-noise (SNR) and better parallel imaging performance for prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3T.

Methods: The coil performance was validated by in vivo studies and the SNR, g-factor, and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) were compared. A 2-channel endorectal coil (ERC-2C) with two orthogonal loops and a 12-channel external surface coil were employed for comparison.

High-resolution intravascular magnetic resonance imaging of the coronary artery wall at 3.0 Tesla: toward evaluation of atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability.

Background: To validate the feasibility of generating high-resolution intravascular 3.0 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging of the coronary artery wall to further plaque imaging.

Methods: A receive-only 0.