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. 2017 Sep 12;8:426. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00426

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Copyright © 2017 Stovell, Yan, Sleigh, Mada, Carpenter, Hutchinson and Carpenter.

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(A) Example of a ¹³C surface coil (Rapid Biomedical GmBH, Rimpar, Germany) with flexible design, allowing it to come in closer contact to the patients’ head. Here, it is positioned to sample the occipital lobe. The coil contains a ¹³C channel and ¹H channel within its housing. (B) Example of a ³¹P birdcage volume coil (PulseTeq Ltd., Chobham, Surrey, UK), which can be opened, allowing to access a patient’s head. The coil also contains a ¹H channel for imaging to allow spectral localization.